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Residents urge Tuolumne supervisors to press Golden State Natural Resources on proposed wood‑pellet project
Summary
Several Jamestown and Sonora residents told the board they oppose a proposed international wood‑pellet facility, citing cancelled local meetings, lack of transparency and modeled air‑quality cancer‑risk increases; speakers asked supervisors to press RCRC/GSNR for in‑person hearings in Tuolumne County.
Multiple residents used the oral‑communications period to urge the Board of Supervisors to intervene in a proposed wood‑pellet project promoted by Golden State Natural Resources (GSNR/RCRC). Speakers told the board they were concerned that GSNR canceled local in‑person meetings and had not adequately disclosed health and air‑quality modeling; one speaker said the project would “exceed our California environmental limits on cancer risk by over five times” with mitigation, and several asked supervisors to require the GSNR board to hold public hearings in Tuolumne County.
Supervisor and attendees clarified the county’s relationship with the Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC) and who serves as the RCRC representative for Tuolumne County; several speakers urged direct outreach to RCRC leadership and to require an in‑person GSNR presentation. Board members acknowledged the concerns and asked staff to follow up for clarity on jurisdiction and public engagement opportunities. No formal county action on the project was taken at the meeting.
