South Lake Tahoe group wants local voters to determine Loop Road future

Three former South Lake Tahoe City council members and a local environmental activist have formed "Let Tahoe Decide," a committee to force the Loop Road/Hwy 50 Revitalization Project to go to the voters.

A "notice of intent to circulate petition" was submitted to the SLT City Clerk Susan Alessi on February 23, 2016.

Bruce Grego, John Cefalu, Bill Crawford and Laurel Ames are the proponents of the initiative, and are planning to start gathering signatures to qualify a ballot initiative for the November 2016 election. They can commence once the "Title" and "Summary" are provided by Tom Watson, the City Attorney.

The group has serious concerns about the Loop Road Project, including the use of eminent domain and said they feel putting the decision in the hands of the voters will empower the community to get involved and make an informed decision on the Loop Road project, one they say has far reaching implications now and in the future.

The grass roots effort is looking for citizen interested in supporting their cause. They can be reached at 530-544-7575 or by email at lettahoedecide@gmail.com.

Please see the attached notice, which has been submitted to the City Clerk.

Dear Paula: I would be happy to sent you the actual notice, but I need your email to scan and send it to you. Bruce Grego (544-7575)