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This #PlacerLife photo of snow in Olympic Valley was taken by @michael_kennedy999 on Instagram.

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120 local high school students get inside look at Placer County operations and careers

Roseville High School and Placer High School students had a chance to connect with county staff at the Placer County Government Center last week for Youth In Government Day. Led by the Department of Human Resources, this year’s event featured over 20 departments and included tours of multiple facilities in Auburn.
Students had the chance to interact with county staff, ask questions, learn about career paths to civil service and dive deeper into county services offered throughout the region. Watch video

Wildfire safety

Burn permit suspension lifted in Placer, Nevada, Yuba, Sierra counties

CAL FIRE/Placer County Fire Chief Brian Estes is canceling the burn permit suspension and advises that those possessing current and valid agriculture and residential burn permits can now resume burning on permissible burn days. Read more

Development

County updates septic rules to lower costs, make adding ADUs easier

Homeowners in Placer County will soon find it easier and more affordable to install or upgrade septic systems. Changes to septic rules are designed to lower costs, support ADU construction and modernize outdated requirements. Learn more

Economic development

Regional leaders to convene for the area’s largest business summit

This Friday, business leaders, entrepreneurs and local officials will connect at Placer Valley 2025 in Roseville. This event features a business trade show, informational sessions, guest speakers, lunch and happy hour.
Learn more

Libraries

Thrills, giggles and shivers offered at Libary’s Spooky Storytime

The event offers spooky, silly and playful — but not too scary — tales. Along with the stories, participants can look forward to interactive songs and themed activities that celebrate the playful side of fall. Read more

In other news

Quick actions by boaters and paddlers this year helped prevent the dangerous golden mussel and other aquatic invasive species from entering Lake Tahoe 

REMINDER: Medication take-back event approaching Oct. 25
Virtual workshop to help improve road safety in Placer County scheduled for Oct. 21

This week in Placer County history

On Oct. 16, 1977, a 12-year-old girl from Roseville wandered away from her grandparents’ campsite near Hell Hole Reservoir and became lost. She was accompanied by her Australian shepherd dog. When night fell, her grandparents got worried. According to the Oct. 20, 1977, Placer Herald: “Her grandparents first called the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department, which made a preliminary search before determining that the area was in Placer County.”

The Placer County Sheriff’s Office received the first call about the lost girl at 10:30 p.m. and dispatched two deputies. Searching in the dark yielded no results and a new search and rescue team effort began at daylight with a mounted posse, jeep posse and three German shepherd dogs with their handlers.

The dogs took a good sniff of her sleeping bag and within an hour located the young girl and her dog. Although the temperatures were close to freezing the night before, she snuggled with her dog to keep warm. She was tired and hungry but was able to walk out of the woods with the deputies to be reunited with her grandparents. 

Photo: The Auburn Search and Rescue Team with their Jeeps, c. 1960

Advisory committees and commissions

Whether it’s representing your community or sharing your expertise on topics like agriculture or parks, there are always opportunities for you to help advise county leaders on the issues that matter to you most. Recruitment is open now to fill seats on the following committees or commissions, among others. Learn more and apply

Current recruitments include:

• Area 4 Agency on Aging Advisory Council

• Building Board of Appeals

• Colfax Cemetery District

• Economic Development Board

• Fish & Game Commission

• Gold Run Cemetery Committee

• Greater Lincoln Area Fire Safe Council

• Housing Development Advisory Taskforce

• In Home Support Services Advisory Committee

• Juvenile Justice / Delinquency Prevention

• Granite Bay Municipal Advisory Council

• Historical Advisory Board

• Horseshoe Bar-Penryn Municipal Advisory Council

• Donner Summit Municipal Advisory Council

• Central Municipal Advisory Council

• Newcastle Ophir Municipal Advisory Council

• North Auburn/Ophir Fire Safe Council

• Placer County Child Care Advisory Council

• Placer County Older Adult Advisory Commission

• Solid Waste Local Task Force

• Tahoe Basin Design Review Committee (DRC)

• Veterans Advisory Council

• Wastewater Advisory Committee

Fun things to do this week

Don’t miss the fun coming this next week in...

Roseville: Trunk 'r Treat, Friday Flicks: Casper, Spooky Storywalk, Halloween Towne Night Market

Rocklin: Pumpkin Patch at Deer Creek Farm, Evenings in the Park: Wicked
Lincoln: Family Movie Night
Loomis: Monthly Mixer: Faith, Love & Thairapy, Skeleton Contest Workday
Auburn: 18th Annual Auburn Big Time Pow Wow, Auburn Harvest Festival, Taste of the Tour, Placer Artists Studios Tour
Colfax: Sierra Vista Community Center Flea Market
North Lake Tahoe: ParkFit Fridays, Disc Golf Workday, Pickleball — Outdoor Drop-in Play, Golden Hour 55+ Socials, Cricket at the Park, Free Nutrition Class: Detox 101, Family Movie Nights- Tahoe Donner, Harvest Fest - Tahoe City, Big Truck Day in Truckee, Spooky Movie Night in October, Safeway Grand Opening Celebration 

...and many Placer County Library and Placer County Museum events.

Visit our regional partners to discover more of the fun happening right here in Placer County!

Placer County Visitors' Bureau
North Tahoe Community Alliance
Tahoe City Downtown Association
The Arts Council of Placer County
Placer Valley Tourism
PlacerGROWN
Placer Wine Trail

Upcoming public meetings and events

Donner Summit Town Hall, Oct. 16, 6 p.m. Information
Greater Auburn Area Fire Safe Council, Oct. 17, 9 a.m. Information
Meadow Vista Supervisor Forum, Oct. 20, 6 p.m. Information
Foresthill / Iowa Hill Fire Safe Council, Oct. 21, 5 p.m. Information
Placer Sierra Fire Safe Council, Oct. 23, 6 p.m. Information

To learn about other Placer County committees and commissions and current opportunities to serve your community click here.

List of active projects throughout Placer County

Projects are listed alphabetically and by Board of Supervisors districts. A hard copy of the list is available at the Placer County Community Development Resource Agency, 3091 County Center Drive in Auburn. 

Active Projects

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