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Arrests
Cody Calhoun Davis, 20, arrested for disorderly conduct: alcohol and underage in possession of alcohol in public in the North Village on Jan. 2
Gregorio Botello, 20, arrested for driving without a license on Main Street on Jan. 2
Matthew John Smith, arrested for assault with a deadly weapon: not a firearm or means likely to produce great bodily harm and possession/making/selling a dangerous weapon on Center Street on Jan. 3
Randia Katherine Rayle, 20, arrested for battery on a cohabitant/spouse/other on Hidden Valley Road on Jan. 3
Bren Ray Shamel, 36, arrested for resisting/obstructing an officer, operating a motor vehicle with the intent to evade, willfully flee or otherwise elude a pursuing peace officer and driving with a suspended license on Lodestar Drive on Jan 4
Geri Loverme, 50, arrested for disorderly conduct: alcohol on the corner of Minaret Road and Lake Mary Road on Jan. 4
Nicholas K. Burgess, 21, arrested for disorderly conduct: alcohol on the corner of Minaret Road and Lake Mary Road on Jan. 4
Citations
Shoplifting citation issued on Minaret Road on Jan. 2
Stoplamps required citation issued on Sierra Nevada Road on Jan. 2
Underage in possession of alcohol in public in North Village on Jan. 2
No street parking citation issued on Rainbow Lane on Jan. 2
No street parking citation issued on Rainbow Lane on Jan. 2
No street parking citation issued on Rainbow Lane on Jan. 2
No parking zone citation issued on Lakeview Boulevard on Jan. 2
No parking zone citation issued on Lakeview Boulevard on Jan. 2
No parking zone citation issued on Lakeview Boulevard on Jan. 2
No parking zone citation issued on Lakeview Boulevard on Jan. 2
Parking/stopping within 15 feet of a fire hydrant citation issued on Rainbow Lane on Jan. 2
No parking zone citation issued on Lakeview Boulevard on Jan. 2
No parking zone citation issued on Lakeview Boulevard on Jan. 2
Driving without a license citation issued on Main Street on Jan. 2
Unregistered vehicle citation issued on Lee Road on Jan. 3
Failure to yield right of way citation issued on Old Mammoth Road on Jan. 4
Unregistered vehicle citation issued on Meridian Boulevard on Jan. 4
Stop sign limit line citation issued on Azimuth on Jan. 4
Resisting/obstructing a peace officer citation issued on Lodestar Drive on Jan. 4
Disorderly conduct: alcohol citation issued on the corner of Minaret Road and Lake Mary Road on Jan. 4
Disorderly conduct: alcohol citation issued on the corner of Minaret Road and Lake Mary Road on Jan. 4
Using cell phone while driving citation issued on Meridian Boulevard on Jan. 4
Incidents
Grand theft property: $400+ incident reported on Meadow Lane on Jan. 2
Driving without a license incident reported on Main Street on Jan. 2
Petty theft incident reported on Sierra Nevada Road on Jan. 2
Unauthorized use of personal information incident reported on Jan. 2
Hit and run: failure to locate/notify owner incident reported on Meridian Boulevard on Jan. 2
Assault with a deadly weapon: not a firearm or means likely to produce great bodily harm incident reported on Lupin Street on Jan. 3
Lost property found incident reported in the North Village
Vehicle towed on South Frontage Road Jan. 3
Burlary incident reported on Main Street on Jan. 3
Defrauding the ski area incident reported at Chair 4 on Jan. 3
Defrauding the ski area incident reported at Canyon Lodge on Jan. 3
Hit and run: failure to locate/notify owner incident reported in Vons parking lot on Jan. 4
Resisting/obstructing a peace officer incident reported on Lodestar Drive on Jan. 4
Disorderly conduct: alcohol incident reported on corner of Minaret Boulevard and Lake Mary Road on Jan. 4 |
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Snowcreek VIII EIR exposes concerns over Snowcreek VII |
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Monday, 22 October 2007 |
Public comment at Planning Commission raises questions
By Lara Kirkner
Mammoth Times Staff Writer
 Public comment regarding the Snowcreek VIII Environmental Impact Report (EIR) raised some questions about procedures at Snowcreek VII, the Chadmar project now under construction. Some members of the public believe that during the grading of VII, Native American artifacts were found, but not recorded.MAMMOTH TIMES PHOTO/SUSAN MORNING
As is usual in Mammoth Lakes, rumors have been flying. For the past several months the community has been talking about the grading for Snowcreek VII and whether or not archaeological procedures have been followed.
During her comments about the Snowcreek VIII EIR, local Ph.D. Nancy Peterson Walter pointed to Snowcreek VII as what not to do in the future when it comes to the study of cultural resources in Mammoth Lakes. In a letter that Walter read to the Commission, she stated, “The most important site of cultural significance in the report is CA-MNO-3 a village site recorded over 50 years ago. This site is referenced as large and significant with a great potential for subsurface material as well as for buried prehistoric material. Despite what has happened across the road to the north [Snowcreek VII], the specific area relevant to this report, this is still true and before construction there are several factors to consider so that the loss of material that has happened in one area [Snowcreek VII] does not occur in this remaining area [Snowcreek VIII].”
This seemed to strengthen the talk that has been going on throughout town that arrowheads and other Native American artifacts have been found during grading at Snowcreek VII but not reported because reporting it may shut the development down for further study of the area.
Chuck Lande of Chadmar, the group that owns the Snowcreek properties, declared after the meeting that nothing had been found during the grading process.
“Some arrowheads were found at Mammoth Camp some time before, but that is a different area,” Lande said. “We have been doing this type of work for many years and we follow the process diligently. We have an archaeologist on site daily to make sure workers don't ignore anything that is found.”
This was in complete opposition to Walter's claim that there had not been a monitor at the site on any of the occasions when she had driven by.
It was also in opposition to a conversation that the Mammoth Times recently had with several workers from the site at a local restaurant. When asked about artifacts at the site, the workes stated that hundreds of arrowheads had been found, as well as a large spearhead. When asked where they thought the artifacts would end up, the workers replied they had been told the artifacts were being taken to the Visitors Center, but added that the spearhead would probably end up on eBay making somebody a lot of money.
The way procedure often works in developments the size of Snowcreek VII and Snowcreek VIII is that an archaeologist will study the project site and make recommendations on how to develop. Those recommendations become mitigations in the Negative Declaration that is prepared, and the Town of Mammoth Lakes is then responsible for enforcing the mitigations, according to the Town's Assistant Planner Jen Daugherty. The Town often works with local archaeologist Jeff Burton, who was responsible for preparing the report on Snowcreek VII, along with Mary Farrell.
In the Management Summary of his report Burton stated, “Trans-Sierran Archeological Research (TSAR) conducted data recovery at a portion of the Snowcreek Site (CA-MNO-3), a prehistoric site located in the Town of Mammoth Lakes, Calif. The work was conducted under contract with The Chadmar Group as part of the proposed Snowcreek Resort Phase VII residential development. The archaeological investigations focused on the southwestern portion of CA-MNO-3, which is within the northeastern part of the proposed development. Archaeological field work included the excavation of 16 one-by-two meter units.”
The report's “recommendation” section stated, “Because of the intensity of occupation indicated by the abundance of artifacts and depth of deposit, it is recommended that an archaeologist monitor ground disturbance within the archaeological site boundary during initial grading and excavation work for the Snowcreek VII project, in order to recover and evaluate any rare or unique prehistoric or historic archaeological resources that may be present.”
According to the archaeological monitoring protocol for this project, also mentioned in the report, “According to the provisions of CEQA, if human remains are encountered at the site, all work in the immediate vicinity of the discovery shall cease and necessary steps to ensure the integrity of the area shall be taken.”
There have been no reports at this time of any human remains discovered at Snowcreek VII.
Another issue called into question regarding this controversial topic is the enacting of Senate Bill 18 (SB 18) in March 2005. This bill mandates that city and county governments notify and request consultation with tribes only when projects require general plan amendments, open space plans or specific plans—that usually means projects that are exceptionally large, that combine commercial and residential uses or that deviate from existing roadmaps, according to Web site www.pe.com.
The Web site also states, “The law does not mandate that the negotiating parties reach an agreement and it does not provide any way to enforce the terms of one. If local governments neglect the law entirely, the law offers little recourse for tribes outside of litigation, a route that does not appear to have been tested yet anywhere in the state. The law also dictates a level of confidentiality that could potentially leave even developers in the dark about the nature of a sacred site on their property.”
Since Snowcreek VII did not apply for any general plan amendments, nor did it require an open space plan or specific plan, SB 18 did not apply to it and the Town was not required to notify the local tribes. The bill does apply to Snowcreek VIII, however, according to Daugherty, and the tribes have been sent the EIR for that project.
Walter ended her comments with the concern that “if work did not follow recommended procedure in the past how can we be assured it will in the future?”
Written comments on the Snowcreek VIII EIR must be submitted by Monday, Oct. 18, at 5 p.m. Comments should be submitted to the Town offices.
More Planning Commission news
The Commission approved three Design Review projects with votes of 5-0. The first was the design review of six apartment units in three buildings. The buildings consist of one triplex, one duplex and one single family apartment structure. The project is located at 41 Manzanita Road.
The second project was the approval of the new awning with removable side flaps at the Side Door Cafe.
The third project was the approval of landscape planning and garage face treatment for the 80/50 Building C parking garage stabilization.
The next Planning Commission meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 24, at 9 a.m. in Suite Z.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 26 October 2007 )
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