News & Notes

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September 24, 2023

The SCMAC will be holding a special meeting, which will be open to the public, to hear from a developer wishing to build a self-storage facility on the site of the old Northridge Restaurant. The meeting is held in-person with a hybrid option for members of the public, at the Higgins Lions Community Center starting at 6:30PM.

An agenda packet can be found in the Agenda Center at www.nevadacountyca.gov.  Once on the site, search with "agenda center" and follow the link.  A list will appear and you will need to scroll down to the "S's".  There you will see the agenda for this meeting at the top of the list.  Download and print your copy.

September 1, 2023

All Residents of Golden Oaks reside in one of two Fire Evacuation Zones:  NCO-160 North of Wolf Creek or NCO-162 South of Wolf Creek.  These codes will be used in the event an evacuation order is issued by CalFire.

Downloadable maps of the two zones can found in the Wildfire Preparedness Section on the Documents and Downloads page.

July 21, 2023

To All Golden Oaks Association Members:

The Board has been working on a number of changes. Among them is converting to Virtual meetings so our members, if they choose, can listen in on our meetings remotely. 

This is for regular board meetings only and will not be so with the annual meeting, which will be held in person, at its usual location, the Higgins Lions Community Center at Magnolia and Hacienda.

Please bear with us during this learning process. Like everyone else we are working around summer vacations, setting up the association's new Google Workspace, and working the bugs out of the Virtual Meeting process.

We will keep you all updated as best we can.

The August meeting may be canceled, unless something urgent comes up.

Thank you for your patience.

Pam Emick, President

June 20, 2023

Supervisor Ed Scofield, The South County Area Municipal Advisory Council and the County of Nevada held a District II Town Hall on Wildfire Preparedness and Prevention last Wednesday, June 14, 2023.  Representative from CAL FIRE,  Higgins Fire Protection District, the Nevada County Consolidated Fire Protection District, the Nevada County Sheriff and the Office of Emergency Services gave interesting and informative presentations.

For more information, go to the following page on the Nevada County website where you will find links to important organizations and services to guide you on how best to prepare for a wildfire emergency: https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/3453/Ready-Nevada-County

June 20, 2023

The Members Only page has been removed from the Golden Oaks Association website after it was determined that it had no useful function for the Association and its members.

Three important factors were considered in this decision:

• Lack of Interest ~ Less than 10%  of members requested an invitation to set up access and even less followed through with their request when.
• Lack of Enough Relevant Information to Justify a Private Page ~ None of the information currently posted on our website is of a sensitive nature that would put any of our members' personal information at risk.  Requests for sensitive information, like a Membership List, are rare and should be submitted through email or the U.S. Postal Service.  The website is not equipped to track which privileged document was downloaded by whom or for what purpose.  Going through the proper channels ensures a permanent record of the request with full accountability and provides a level of protection for our members that a private page on our website could not.
• A new private webpage can easily be set up again should the need arise.

Questions or comments regarding this decision can be directed to the President of the board at: emickster@gmail.com.