A 90-thousand dollar settlement has been reached between the developer of a Grass Valley senior housing development and the state regarding stormwater sediment draining into a nearby creek and polluting it. Assistant Public Works Director Trisha Tillotson says it resolves allegations that the Stamas Corporation failed to install appropriate erosion control on two occasions, in 2014, during construction of the 80-unit apartment complex Gold Country Village, which is above the South Fork of Wolf Creek…

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Tillotson says the city always tries to work out these kinds of problems with any developer before taking more drastic steps…

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The city had lifted a Stop Work Order a few days after drainage control improvements were made. But the following month, inspections found additional deficiencies. Stamas will pay half the money for the state’s cleanup and abatement account. The other half will help provide outreach to Grass Valley area tribal and disadvantaged community members, and others, with information about state-issued fish consumption guidelines for local water bodies