Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Land Conservation topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Councilor Quercas defends Clover Valley preservation partners, urges town support and use of tree-mitigation funds
Summary
Councilor Quercas read a prepared statement rebutting social-media claims about the Clover Valley preservation project, defended Jessup University's role and other partners' involvement, and urged council to consider contributing from the town's tree mitigation fund if the project returns to the council for allocation.
Councilor Quercas used the "matters of interest" segment to respond to social-media posts about efforts to preserve Clover Valley. She said the preservation effort is a regional collaboration that included Jessup University, the Placer County Office of Education, the Immigrant Trails Trust, the Skyview Foundation, the cities of Rocklin and Lincoln and regional historical groups, and she noted the Nisenan, Maidu and Miwok tribes have identified culturally significant areas in the valley.
Quercas said Jessup University's president told her the university does not intend to control the project and that the Placer County Office of Education will have K'12 access to the site for education. She disputed social-media innuendo suggesting a quid pro quo tied to discounted tuition offers and defended her and her sister's lack of inappropriate involvement. Quercas asked the council to consider, when the item returns to the agenda, allocating funds from the town's tree-mitigation fund if that would aid preservation; she cautioned council members about the fund's qualifying uses and limits.
Ending: Quercas distributed fact sheets to the public and urged residents to check primary sources before sharing social-media claims.
