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Parks, a division of the Chief Administrative Office, recommending the Board consider options for the use of 62.2 acres of county-owned open space land, located in Coloma at Cronan Ranch off Pedro Hill Rd and Highway 49, identified as Assessor Parcel Number 104-530-10-100, and provide direction to staff to bring forward a resolution to declare the property exempt surplus and appoint a real estate negotiator on behalf of the County to enter into negotiations with the U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Land Management for the transfer of said property.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
El Dorado County owns a 62.2 acre parcel of land (APN #104-530-10-100) in the Coloma Area south of Highway 49, surrounded by the Cronan Ranch Regional Trails area to the West, South, and East. The U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM) owns the surrounding land which includes a parking area off Pedro Hill Rd and 12-miles of ranching roads which are now maintained non-motorized multi-use trails. A trail bisects the property and leads to the “Down and Up Trail”, “East Ridge Trail,” and “Hidden Valley Cutoff.” The trails are accessible to bicycles, equestrians, and hikers.
The County purchased the land on May 11, 2004 via a “contribution of $280,000 from the $1.7 million pool of unspent funds allocated to El Dorado County from a State bond measure for development of local recreation (Proposition 40), to be used for the acquisition and development of a Regional Trails Park on the South Fork of the American River." On July 20, 2004, Board of Supervisors approved an increase to the acquisition acreage from 40 acres to 62 acres. At the time, the intent was that the land be developed for an equestrian center, trail staging area, and trail system.
On June 16, 2014, Foothill Associates prepared a Proposed Scope of Work for the Cronan Ranch Concept Plan project, based on input received during the 2014 Parks and Trails Master Plan effort. Community in...
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