At its meeting on March 10th, the Placer County Board of Supervisors approved the expenditure of $1.5 million in Transit Occupancy Tax funds for ten projects in North Lake Tahoe. Transit Occupancy Tax is a fee paid by visitors for lodging of less than 30 days in the North Lake Tahoe area. Its purpose is to provide funds for infrastructure, transportation and other projects that contribute to the Continue Reading
Road Construction Season Is Upon Us
If you are a resident or a frequent visitor, you know that there are only two seasons in Lake Tahoe: the snow season and the road construction season. This year is no different with the exception that road construction may start sooner due to the lack of snow. Thirteen major roadwork projects are planned for the Lake Tahoe/Truckee area. It is unavoidable; once you get on that road that goes Continue Reading
Squaw Valley | Alpine Meadows Tackles Climate Change
In its recently released Environmental and Community Report, Squaw Valley | Alpine Meadows expressed its agreement with “99 percent of the scientific community and publicly recognized that climate change is both human caused…and utterly irrefutable.” The resort has taken many steps to reduce its carbon footprint and continues to do so. Some of those changes include: • Upgrade the boiler and Continue Reading
TRPA Requests Input on Proposed Lake Tahoe Bike Plan
An online survey is being conducted by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency for the purpose of eliciting public comments concerning the existing bicycle and pedestrian network at Lake Tahoe. The survey will assist TRPA in developing a long-range plan for a “connected, accessible and safe bicycle and pedestrian network at Lake Tahoe.” Both residents and visitors are invited to participate. The Continue Reading
Clear Capital and Truckee Tahoe Airport District Come to Agreement on New Building
After months of uncertainty, Clear Capital has come to an agreement with the Truckee Tahoe Airport District on lease terms for a building to be constructed at the airport in Truckee. Clear Capital announced in November that it would be moving a substantial number of its employees to a Reno office in the spring with the remainder of the employees to follow when their current lease expires in Continue Reading
Realtors Speak Out Against Ridgeline Development
While not taking a position on any single development proposal, two of Lake Tahoe's regional realtor groups, Tahoe Sierra Board of Realtors and Incline Village Board of Realtors, have adopted a policy against ridgeline development according to a recent article in the Sierra Sun. They emphasize that they are not against development—just ridgeline development. The policy states that the ridgeline Continue Reading
Mountain Lion Appears near Truckee
While we may be accustomed to bears in the surrounding area, a new addition has made its appearance—a mountain lion. A resident near Truckee glanced out her window and caught a glimpse of the lion meandering down the hill. Wildlife officials from both California and Nevada agree that it is, indeed, a mountain lion. Recent studies confirm that mountain lions have been migrating from the Great Continue Reading
Tahoe-Pyramid Bikeway
The dream has been for a trail that begins at Lake Tahoe and travels down the Truckee River canyon to its end at Pyramid Lake. When completed, the trail will be a 116-mile journey to be enjoyed by hikers, bikers, runners, birders and fishermen. Ten years in the making—at the present time 75 percent of the trail has been completed. For descriptions of the completed sections of the trail, access, Continue Reading
Changes Proposed for Truckee’s Green Waste Program
The green bag program in Truckee, which was instituted in June 2009, has been more successful than anyone ever anticipated. Over 50 percent of Truckee residents have participated in the program generating 357,000 green bags. Since the pick-up program limits residents to four bags per week, the result is bags piling up in yards, creating blight as well as a fire hazard. The proposed change is to Continue Reading
Snow Came to Lake Tahoe on the Wings of a Sierra Storm
Skiers and riders are jubilant as winter has returned to the Sierra. Squaw Valley reported 32 inches at the top of the mountain while its sister resort Alpine Meadows got 28 inches. Northstar reported 16 inches; Diamond Peak 24 inches. South Lake Tahoe resorts reported 12 to 17 inches. This storm probably extends the 2014-2015 ski season until spring. Homewood Mountain Resort and Tahoe Donner Continue Reading
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