Finding F2
The Planning Department does not appropriately note violations on annual mine inspection reports, which may be considered a substantial enough violation of the County’s administrative responsibilities under SMARA that those responsibilities could potentially be subject to assumption by the State Mining and Geology Board.
Jury report: Calaveras County Planning Department: Are We Running Out of Rock? · PDF page 14
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Calaveras County Board of Supervisors
The County disagrees, citing State review of its annual reports and asserting it need not exceed legal reporting requirements.
Read official response · PDF page 2The disagreement and reason are explicit, but the response does not resolve the specific omission of violations or the asserted consequence for lead-agency authority. Annual inspection reports provide a checkable record type.
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.