public utility district
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Kortge explains water meter position, qualifications
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/02/2011 - 12:14pmWith experience from the boardroom to the field, I am qualified to represent the public on the Board of Directors Seat No. 3 for the South Tahoe Public Utility District.My background includes:* Hom...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Vote Vogelgesang for utility board
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/02/2011 - 12:01pmMy name is Randy Vogelgesang and I am asking for your vote for Seat 3 of the South Tahoe Public Utility District board. My wife Cathy and I have lived in South Lake Tahoe for more than 25 years. I ...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Runnels and Rise for utility district board
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/02/2011 - 11:37amI was on the South Tahoe Public Utility District Board of Directors for two years in 2007. The only candidates I met while on the board were Dale Rise and John Runnels. These two candidates have pr...
Wiping out hodgepodge bike trail system on
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 10/31/2011 - 3:37pmTahoe City Public Utility District's network of bike trails that extend from Tahoe City to Dollar Hill, Olympic Valley and down the West Shore have long been a patchwork of trail systems that go f...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Utility district needs better leadership
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 10/28/2011 - 6:33pmLast week I had the opportunity to witness the candidate forum sponsored and orchestrated by the South Tahoe Public Utility District management and employees. In a short time it was obvious who the...
Utility district board president asked to apologize for staff dispute
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 10/28/2011 - 5:16pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The South Tahoe Public Utility District Board of Directors has asked Board President Dale Rise to apologize for a July incident where he allegedly became verbally abusive...
Nominations are in for the 2011 Blue Ribbon Awards
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 10/25/2011 - 4:55am
By TahoeChamber.org
TahoeChamber.org would like to thank all those who took the time to nominate a business or individual for the 4th Annual Blue Ribbon Awards. Over the four years that the awards program has been in existence, community participation and support has increased annually by leaps and bounds. This year brought in a record amount of nominations, which resulted in over 100 businesses and individuals being nominated for the eight different award catagories.
Rise ordered to apologize to STPUD employee
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 10/22/2011 - 7:11amAfter a 90-minute closed session and another hour of discussing the issue in open session, Dale Rise's colleagues on the South Tahoe Public Utility District ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../rise-order...
Variety of questions put STPUD candidates on the spot
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 10/21/2011 - 12:56amSTATELINE — The six candidates running for the South Tahoe Public Utility District board had to think on their feet a bit more than is usual at election forums. Instead of each being asked the same qu...
Variety of questions put STPUD candidates on the spot
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 10/20/2011 - 2:56amSTATELINE — The six candidates running for the South Tahoe Public Utility District board had to think on their feet a bit more than is usual at election forums. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../variety-of...
Dollar Creek trail subject of open house
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 10/16/2011 - 1:21pmPlacer County, working in partnership with the California Tahoe Conservancy and North Tahoe Public Utility District, is hosting an informational open house regarding the proposed Dollar Creek Shared-U...
Turf buy-back program returns in 2012
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 10/15/2011 - 9:04amBy Sarah Jones / South Tahoe Public Utility District
Turf is one of the most water intensive landscapes and requires substantial maintenance. Non-functional lawns - ones that are rarely used — waste water and represent an ongoing cost in both time and resources for the home and business owner. From an environmental perspective, lawns tend to be over fertilized and over watered. With porous Tahoe soils, this combination can push nutrients intended for the lawn into the watershed where they
Water meters and salaries are focus of utility district election
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/12/2011 - 12:37pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Six candidates will face off for two seats on the South Tahoe Public Utility District Board of Directors Nov. 8.Candidates Claude Gunsch, Mary Kortge, John Runnels and...
South Tahoe Public Utility District - Candidate Forum
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 10/11/2011 - 7:56pm
Employees of STPUD will be sponsoring a candidate forum from 7pm-8:30pm at the District offices, located at 1275 Meadow Crest Drive in South Lake Tahoe.
This year there will be two Board seats up for election. They will serve four-year terms lasting through December 4, 2015.
Elections will be conducted November 8, 2011. ElDorado County Elections Department handles the election process. Questions about the election process should be referred to the Placerville office at (530)621-7480.
STPUD board member, employee at odds
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 10/07/2011 - 3:15pmSouth Tahoe Public Utility District board members are expected to be given a report at their next meeting about an investigation into whether board President Dale Rise created a hostile work environme...
Grant will fund parking at Tahoe Vista Rec Area
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 10/04/2011 - 8:31pmThe North Tahoe Public Utility District has been awarded $1.42 million from the Department of Boating and Waterways for construction of the parking lot at ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../grant-will-fund-...
Candidate Forum
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 2:01pm
A candidate forum the South Tahoe Public Utility District election will be held at Harrah's Convention Center on Oct. 19, from noon to 1 p.m. The forum is sponsored by Soroptimist International of South Lake Tahoe. Ann Swallow will moderate.
Vogelgesang: 'The key word in STPUD is public'
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/28/2011 - 2:21pmPublisher's note: Lake Tahoe News is profiling the six candidates who will be on the Nov. 8 ballot for the South Tahoe Public Utility District board. They are being published in the order they wer...
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 09/26/2011 - 2:36amThe 9hole Tahoe City Golf Course is about to be sold to the Tahoe City Public Utility District for $5 million by the Bechdolt family ...www.laketahoenews.net/2011/.../snippets-about-lake-tahoe-26......
Hours changing for North Tahoe recreation sites
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 09/20/2011 - 12:17amNorth Tahoe Public Utility District is changing operating hours for the North Tahoe Regional Park, Tahoe Vista Recreation Area Boat Launch and Coon Street ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../hours-changing-f...
November election has 12 candidates, one ballot measure
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/14/2011 - 9:55am
By Heather Gould
Amid voting for favorite websites, blogs, restaurants, American Idol contestants and more, residents of South Lake Tahoe have the opportunity to vote in an actual public election. Elections for the Lake Tahoe Community College board, the Lake Tahoe Unified School District board, the South Tahoe Public Utility District board and a ballot measure regarding recreation funds will all be decided by voters on Nov. 8.
Power restored to about 3,500 Liberty Energy customers
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 09/12/2011 - 4:11pmLiberty Energy reports that power has been restored after a brief outage in South Lake Tahoe this afternoon that affected about 3,500 customers.
Power went out at about 2:30 this afternoon and was fully restored by 3:15 p.m., said Randy Kelly, manager for Liberty Energy. The outage stretched along Pioneer Trail, to Black Bart and included Lake Tahoe Community College and the South Tahoe Public Utility District sewer plant, Kelly said.
Friends recall Florence Donovan-Gunderson; witness describes shooting as tragedy hits South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/10/2011 - 7:57am
A gunman who opened fire inside a Carson City restaurant has torn a hole through the South Lake Tahoe community, taking the life of a long-time local woman, maiming her disabled husband, and sending shock waves in the community after learning the gunman has family business ties in town.
The brutal murder that happened inside the International House of Pancakes this week claimed the lives of three U.S. Army National Guard personnel and Lake Tahoe Keys resident Florence Donovan-Gunderson, 67. Shooter Eduardo Sencion, 32, of Carson City turned the automatic weapon he was packing on himself and left both communities stunned and asking questions about why such a senseless act of violence happened.
Recreation meeting on North Shore
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 09/06/2011 - 6:09amThe North Tahoe Public Utility District is putting on a recreation and parks community meeting Sept. 20 from 5:30–7:30pm at the North Tahoe Event Center in ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../recreation-me...
Memorial service set for Norma Schwartz
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 6:41pmA memorial and celebration of life or former North Tahoe Public Utility District board member and North Tahoe resident Norma Schwartz will be Sept. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../memorial-service-set-fo...
South Shore election season dominated by incumbents
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 07/30/2011 - 8:27amThere is going to be a new face on the South Lake Tahoe Public Utility District board in December. Marylou Mosbacher, who has served for 21 years, is not running for another term. She knows she will m...
Utility district approves metered rate
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 05/24/2011 - 7:08pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Tahoe Public Utility District directors unanimously approved a rate structure for customers with water meters at a special meeting Tuesday.Forty-five percent of met...
