No Globe Alliance pleads case to South Lake Tahoe City Council

One thing is evident at the last few months of South Lake Tahoe City Council meetings - the public is interested in voicing their opinions about several hot topics on the agenda including vacation home rentals, cannabis and SnowGlobe.

Tuesday, February 20 was no different as a line of locals got up to speak about the newly formed group, the No Globe Alliance.

Formed just a few weeks ago, the alliance came together to ask City Council to do one of three things: Move SnowGlobe, work out sound issues, or, if that can't happen, cancel the outdoor concert held in South Lake Tahoe December 29-31.

Resident Rich Fisher had an impromptu meeting at his home earlier this month, and a committee is in the process of being formed so no real head of the group, yet. Scott Ramirez and John Spinola have been two of the more vocal members and they joined nine others in presenting their recommendations and complaints to Council.

"The time to do something is now," Spinola told Council. He said the No Globe Alliance members are passionate about change. They aren't calling for an end to the event held on the SLT Community Fields unless the low-frequency volumes from the mostly electronic dance music groups are greatly reduced, or the event is moved to another location.

The mailing list for the alliance was created two weeks ago and there are already 54 recipients as well as a Facebook group page.

"A few SnowGlobe fans suggest we are just a bunch of grumpy old people, but we are learning that even the twenty-something crowd that live near this event have their issues if they are full time residents," said Ramirez.

SnowGlobe will be on the next City Council agenda March 6, something most likely attended by members of the alliance and event organizer Chad Donnelly.

"I am surprised he hasn't reached out to us," Spinola said of Donnelly.

"To do nothing is negligible at this point," added Spinola. "We've had this complaint for seven years."

"We recognize that tourism is our lifeblood but we also recognize that the disruption create by this event these past seven years is entirely unacceptable and needs resolution," Ramirez told South Tahoe Now. "We also question the safety of this event for those attending, the danger of fire due to fireworks over our forest and whether the City is actually taking a loss for the benefit of an out of town for profit entity using public lands at public expense."