City of Placerville
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City of Placerville, California After the discovery of gold in nearby Coloma, California by James W. Marshall in 1848 sparked the California Gold Rush, the small town now known as Placerville was known as Dry Diggins after the manner in which the miners moved cartloads of dry soil to running water to separate the gold from the soil. Later, in 1849, the town earned its most common historical name, "Hangtown," because of the numerous hangings that had occurred there. By 1850, the temperance league and a few local churches had begun to request that a friendlier name be bestowed upon the town. The name was not changed until 1854, when the City of Placerville was incorporated. At its incorporation, Placerville was the third largest town in California. In 1857, the county seat was then moved from Coloma to Placerville, where it remains today.
Placerville was a central hub for the Mother Lode region's mining operations. The town had many services, including transportation (of people and goods), lodging and banking, and had a market and general store. The history of hard-rock mining is evidenced by an open and accessible Gold Bug Park & Mine, now a museum with tours and books.
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City of Placerville, California - Planning Commission Meetings
The May 16, 2017 Planning Commission Meeting Agenda can be found at: https://www.cityofplacerville.org/pc-meetings
PARDI UPDATE Day work for this week should be wrapped up today 4/26! Night work is still anticipated for tonight and tomorrow night, though. The contractor appears to be on track to finish the night work associated with the removal and replacement of the defective material by the end of the week.
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The City of Placerville sends out a big Thank you to Chief Drummond for keeping us safe during our Chief of Police transition. Happy Retirement again.
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THE CITY OF PLACERVILLE WELCOMES CHIEF ORTEGA
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Pardi Weekly Update
PUBLIC NOTICE Just a quick heads up, the City will be working on the Main Street sidewalks on 4/26 from 6 am - 3 pm. Just be aware and be careful.
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PARDI UPDATE: On Monday, April 24th, the contractor plans to connect the new waterline in Pardi Way to the existing system and abandon the cross country line that connected Pardi Way down to Big Cut Road behind the Corp Yard. On Tuesday, April 25th, Big Cut Road will be closed again to connect the bottom of the new line in Big Cut Road to the existing system. Night work on Sacramento Street will continue through the end of next week. If all goes well, next week should be the last week of consistent night work.
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Do you want to address current and future needs of park facilities and programs? Here is your opportunity. Please attend the Parks and Recreation Master Plan Community Open House
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