[Carla B. Hass. EDC CAO]
(PLACERVILLE, CA) –El Dorado County officials today announced a victory in the matter of Newtown Preservation Society, et al. v. County of El Dorado, preventing further delay of the County's project to replace the existing Newtown Road Bridge over South Fork Weber Creek.
"After more than a year of legal wrangling that risked delaying the project, we're happy to get on with the business of the County to replace the 90 year old Newtown Road Bridge to make it safer for the residents in the area and the general traveling public," said Department of Transportation Deputy Director, John Kahling.
"We are pleased that the El Dorado County Superior Court ruled in our favor and denied the petition for writ of mandate by a local resident and the Newtown Preservation Society alleging that the County violated the California Environmental Quality Act in pursuit of this important public safety project," said Deputy County Counsel Breann Moebius, who represented the County in the lawsuit.