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Column: Six ways to reprioritize your finances this Fall
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 09/18/2018 - 5:37pm
Let’s face it – summer can be expensive between vacations, home improvements, the cost of children’s camps and dining out. Now that the calendar has flipped to fall, you may want to take this opportunity to check in on your financial well-being and ensure you’re on track for the remainder of the year. Here are some tips to help you along the way.
Free weatherization program helps El Dorado County low income households
Submitted by paula on Thu, 03/26/2015 - 8:09pm
Now that the temperatures are rising, it is now time to start planning your home's weatherization check-up. Low income El Dorado County residents can keep their homes cooler this summer and warmer next winter, by taking advantage of free weatherization services through the El Dorado County Community Services Weatherization Program.
"The average household can save as much as $400 each year on their energy bills after weatherization," said Kyle Hartman, weatherization supervisor with Community Services.
Lake-saving incentives now part of Lake Tahoe Regional Plan
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 06/24/2013 - 12:06amNew ordinances regarding land coverage at Lake Tahoe came into effect June 19 following final approval of a key water quality plan by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and EPA announced recently.
The action updates the Clean Water Act Section 208 Lake Tahoe Water Quality Management Plan — last fully updated in 1988. The 208 Plan provides a comprehensive framework for water quality management in the Lake Tahoe basin and includes provisions for land coverage limits.
Best Remodeling Projects to Increase the Value of Your Home
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 03/20/2013 - 9:18pm
A home is one of the biggest, if not THE biggest investment a person will make in their life. Things change, our needs and families change, ideas of what we want change, so this means our home will change. The California Association of Realtors recently came out with this chart of the top ten remodeling projects that increase the value of your home.
TRPA: Pointless lawsuit a major step backward for Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 02/11/2013 - 5:41pmA lawsuit was filed in federal district court today against the first significant update to environmental protection standards at Lake Tahoe since 1987, a move that rolls back the clock nearly that far on efforts to restore the Lake’s fragile ecosystem, according to the bi-state Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA), the defendant in the case.
