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Thanks all for the great turnout at our meeting last Saturday. For those who couldn’t attend, here’s a brief recap:

• This was not a Road Committee meeting, just a meeting of concerned Diamond XX residents.
• About 40 people attended. Debbie Ponte, our County Supervisor, and 3 members of the Sheriff’s department also attended.
• The Sheriff’s representative shared with us that there have been two significant enforcement actions recently, one a pot grow and the other a coordinated operation with Stockton PD, San Joaquin Sheriff’s office, and the California Dept. of Justice.  The latter action resulted in 7 arrests, kids taken into protective custody, and confiscation of weapons and drugs.
• The Sheriff’s representative committed to having a strong presence in our community.
• We talked about options for a more significant Neighborhood Watch program, including installing cameras that can record traffic into and out of Diamond XX. The Sheriff’s representative shared that the most effective way to help them solve crimes is by capturing license plate numbers of suspicious vehicles.
• The Neighborhood Watch group is researching options for Neighboorhood Watch and for camera systems – they will share his findings at the next Road Committee meeting.
• The most effective thing we can do to deter crime is to know and communicate with each other. While many of us live here because we value our privacy, we can make an extra effort to know our immediate neighbors, recognize what cars belong in our areas, and talk to each other when we see something out of place.
• This website and the announcement list are one way we can communicate. If you haven’t done so, please consider signing up for the email Announcement List (the link is on the Right-hand side of this page). This email list is only used for things like Road Committee meetings, fire updates, etc.
• There may be some interest in setting up a Facebook or similar group. If you are interested, find me at the next Road Committee meeting.

Cheers,

Jim

Hi Neighbors,

Over the past two weeks there have been two major police actions in the Diamond XX, one of which was part of a multi-jurisdiction “gang takedown” involving the three counties and federal law enforcement. These busts have included confiscation of thousands of marijuana plants and the arrest of known gang affiliates.

A few of our neighbors have arranged for a community meeting at 10am, Saturday, Sept. 26th, at the Copperopolis Fire Station. We’ve invited the Sheriff to brief us on these recent developments, and Debbie Ponte, our County Supervisor, to attend as our representative. I know this is short notice, but please plan to attend, and invite your neighbors who might not subscribe to this website to come as well.

See you there.

The fresh paint on our entrance signs looks great!

Judge Hugh Swift, in an effort to reach the more remote areas of our county, will be campaigning via horseback in Diamond XX on Monday!

Charity Maness will be reporting more on this over at the Copper Gazette.

Our neighbor Leo Baschy reports: 

The Singletree washout crossing is easier to use again.  I trimmed vegetation this morning.  Done for recreational use and people of any age getting around on foot and bicycle.  If someone crosses with a horse, that would be interesting to know.  This isn’t yet a replacement metal foot bridge, but this is what could be done by one person in a morning.

Thanks Leo!

Mark your calendars!

From Jeane Kennedy:

Our Congressman, Tom McClintock, will be holding a town meeting at the Armory. Please attend and show him how important our representation is.

Thursday, August 7th (that’s this Thursday folks!)

6 pm

I know from our community meetings that many of our residents have ideas they’d like to share.

So, see you there,

Jeane