Dilapidated building torn down, property restoration to begin
Submitted by paula on Sun, 09/25/2016 - 7:43pm
An old, blue building on the corner of Highway 50 and Sawmill Road adjacent to the Upper Truckee River is being demolished, and the sensitive land it sits on will be restored to natural wetlands.
The building is near the site of the historic Ethel's Pie Shop.
The 1.05 acre parcel was acquired by the California Tahoe Conservancy under its Tahoe Livable Communities Program in December 2015.
"This project not only removes an eyesore, but restores a wetland and facilitates the transfer of the development rights to help us create more walkable and bikeable Town Centers," said El Dorado County Supervisor Sue Novasel, a Conservancy Board member.
The Conservancy’s Tahoe Livable Communities Program acquires aging developments on environmentally sensitive land, demolishes and restores the site, and transfers the development rights to Town Centers as identified in the Regional Plan.
Demolition, site stabilization, and initial restoration activities will be complete later this fall. Full restoration of the site will occur next year.
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