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Judge rules on TRPA shorezone lawsuit appeal
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 6:00amBoth the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and League to Save Lake Tahoe are celebrating a ruling in the shorezone lawsuit handed down Wednesday by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.The lawsuit ov...
'Best in Basin' awarded for Tamarack Lodge design
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 6:00amCollaborative Design Studio Wins TRPA "2011 Best in Basin" Award for the Tamarack Lodge.Collaborative Design Studio, a Reno based architectural firm that began in Incline Village in 1976, was recen...
Buoy battle at Tahoe escalates despite TRPA court victory
Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/01/2012 - 10:16pmChildren’s Book Drive to Benefit Kids in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/01/2012 - 10:13pm
The South Lake Tahoe Children’s Book Drive a group project through the Leadership Lake Tahoe Program will be commencing on March 1st and continuing through April 1st 2012.
The book drive is being conducted in conjunction with the National Library Week and National School Library Month.
Lake Tahoe agency gets favorable 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in buoy dispute
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 03/01/2012 - 5:21pmThe Tahoe Regional Planning Agency announced that the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a favorable ruling on Shorezone litigation between TRPA and the League to Save Lake Tahoe, allowing the agency discretion on how to determine its baseline measurement of buoys on the lake.
Water clarity at Lake Tahoe improved in 2011
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 02/29/2012 - 9:54amLake Tahoe clarity improved in 2011, but overall has remained nearly stable since 2000, according to a summary issued by UC Davis scientists who study the lake. Data released today by the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency reported the average annual clarity level for 2011 at 68.9 feet, a 4.5-foot improvement over 2010, when average clarity levels were the second-worst on record.
TRPA fireside chat at Sierra Nevada College rescheduled to March 5
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 02/29/2012 - 9:14amThe "Fireside Chat” featuring Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Executive Director Joanne Marchetta that was originally scheduled for Monday at Sierra Nevada College but canceled because of bad weather has been rescheduled for March 5.
The event will take place from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences on the campus of Sierra Nevada College at Incline Village.
TRPA announces 2011 Best in Basin winners
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 02/27/2012 - 4:44pmLAKE TAHOE - The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency recognized recipients of the 2011 Best in the Basin Awards at its Governing Board meeting on Feb. 22 at the TRPA Board Rooms in Stateline.This is the...
Data collection for Lake Tahoe travel mode survey begins today
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 02/24/2012 - 9:08amThe Tahoe Regional Planning Agency will conduct travel surveys with visitors and residents at several recreational and commercial locations throughout the Basin beginning this Friday, February 24. The interviewing, to be carried out by a professional survey research company, is scheduled to take place through Sunday, March 4. Surveyors will wear badges while patrolling survey sites. Results from the Travel Mode Survey will be used to track the success of and help plan multi-modal travel options around Lake Tahoe.
Partisanship lines blurred in fight over Tahoe agency's future
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 02/24/2012 - 6:58amA California Senate delegation has been named to negotiate with Nevadans about Tahoe issues, but the Golden State also provided an earful for Silver Staters.
The delegation of three California state senators and staffers was named in response to the enactment by Nevada of Senate Bill 271, which threatened Nevada withdrawal from the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) unless Nevada gets its way on some policy issues involving development at Lake Tahoe.
Lake Tahoe planning agency announces 2011 Best in The Basin award winners
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 02/21/2012 - 12:43pmRecognized for stewardship and care taken in the building and construction of developments around Lake Tahoe, the 22nd annual Best in the Basin awards were announced Tuesday by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency.
The TRPA, which sets policy for development around Lake Tahoe, will recognize the winners, listed below, during the 2011 Best in the Basin awards presentation during the meeting of its Governing Board on Wednesday, Feb. 22 in Stateline. Go here for the agenda.
TRPA community liaison Jeff Cowen honored by North Tahoe chamber
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 5:38pmTahoe Regional Planning Agency employee Jeff Cowen was honored as the recipient of the North Lake Tahoe Chamber and Resort Association’s Employee of the Year Award for his outstanding work as TRPA’s Community Liaison.
“I was shocked and truly honored to receive this recognition,” Cowen said about the award. “I am lucky in my job because I get to inform the community about all the great work being done by TRPA staff. I know I share this award with them,” he said.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: TRPA director's speech a harbinger for another hole?
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 10:44amThose of us who want to see the TRPA succeed in bringing about the changes that are necessary in the basin to attain the environmental objectives required by the bistate compact can only be dismaye...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: TRPA director's speech a harbinger for another hole?
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 10:44amThose of us who want to see the TRPA succeed in bringing about the changes that are necessary in the basin to attain the environmental objectives required by the bistate compact can only be dismaye...
Homewood lawsuit: Court rejects plaintiffs' request for shorezone judge
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 02/10/2012 - 11:07amThe Tahoe Regional Planning Agency received a positive ruling in the opening stages of the lawsuit challenging the Homewood Mountain Ski Area Master Plan that was filed by the Sierra Club and the Friends of the West Shore.
TRPA leader: 'Today's challenge is about survival'
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 7:43pmBeneath its inevitable acronyms, development jargon and legalese, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency's Regional Plan Update will include more than an effort to protect the environment.
Message from the Mayor: A summary of actions by the South Lake Tahoe City Council
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 5:36pm
The following is from Claire Fortier, the mayor of the City of South Lake Tahoe. Mayor Fortier has launched a regular "Monthly Message from the Mayor" report, which summarizes the accomplishments of the South Lake Tahoe City Council. Here is her first report:
TRPA executive director to host fireside chat
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 10:16amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency's Executive Director Joanne Marchetta will host a "fireside chat" at Lake Tahoe Community College on Wednesday, according to a statemen...
S. Tahoe real estate group getting involved in TRPA Regional Plan
Submitted by admin on Sun, 01/29/2012 - 3:00pmTRPA sets water inspection fees for 2012
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 01/27/2012 - 12:07pmThe Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s Governing Board approved a new fee structure for the Aquatic Invasive Species Watercraft Inspection Program in an attempt to make it more equitable and sustainable, according to Agency officials.
Judge tosses League to Save Lake Tahoe suit against city
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 2:09pmA lawsuit by the League to Save Lake Tahoe against the City of South Lake Tahoe has been tossed by a U.S. District Court judge, officials announced today.
Here is a news release made available today by Nancy Kerry, Public Affairs and Communications Manager for the City of South Lake Tahoe:
Damaged shorezone structures streamlined by TRPA
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 6:12pmIn response to recent high-wind events, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency has instituted a streamlined process to help homeowners who need to make repairs to wind and wave-damaged shoreline structures in the waters of Lake Tahoe.
TRPA to hold public workshops on major code change
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 01/17/2012 - 8:52amLAKE TAHOE - The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency will host two public workshops to help orient customers to a reorganization of agency's code going into effect March 1."These workshops are designed ...
TRPA to hold public workshops
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 6:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency will host two public workshops to help orient customers to a reorganization of agency's code going into effect March 1."These workshops...
TRPA announces Code Cleanup Public Workshops
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 12:53pmThe Tahoe Regional Planning Agency will host two public workshops to help orient customers to the reorganization of TRPA’s Code of Ordinances, which will go into effect on March 1, 2012.
TRPA and Placer County Sued Over Homewood
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 7:01pmThe Tahoe Regional Planning Agency received a notice of intent to file suit on the recent approval of the Homewood Mountain Resort Ski Area Master Plan project, officials said.
EarthJustice, on behalf of the Sierra Club and Friends of the West Shore, lists both TRPA and Placer County as defendants in the lawsuit filed Thursday in U.S. District Court of Eastern California. Absent from the suit is the League to Save Lake Tahoe, which implied that it likely wouldn't sue when the project was unanimously approved last month by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency's Governing Board.
TRPA committee endorses changes to coverage rules
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 12/25/2011 - 7:30pmLAKE TAHOE - The Regional Plan Update Committee of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board has endorsed updated policies to improve land coverage restrictions and local governance, accor...
TRPA committee endorses changes to coverage rules
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 6:58pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Regional Plan Update Committee of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board has endorsed updated policies to improve land coverage restrictions and local gov...
TRPA brings holiday cheer to families in need
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/21/2011 - 6:00amwith artTRPA brings holiday cheer to families in needStaff and members of the Governing Board at the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency got into the holiday spirit this year by trying to make the ho...
TRPA policy updates will be in March draft environmental study
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 12/20/2011 - 6:35pmBy Jeff Cowen
The Regional Plan Update Committee of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board made broad strides this month including endorsement of updated policies that would improve how aspects of land coverage and planning procedures are managed in the Tahoe Region.
Homewood plan clears hurdle; TRPA next
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 12/19/2011 - 9:06amNext up is for the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board to hear the matter Dec. 14 at 9:30am at Granlibakken in Tahoe City. The project proposal ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../homewood-plan-cl...
TRPA Brings Holiday Cheer to Families in Need
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 12/16/2011 - 1:11pm
By Kristi Boosman
Staff and members of the Governing Board at the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency got into the holiday spirit this year by trying to make the holidays a little nicer for some local children and families in need.
“We know many local families are struggling this year,” said Jill Larson, one of the organizers of TRPA’s holiday drive. “The staff really wanted to help,” she said.
TRPA approves Homewood development
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/15/2011 - 6:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. -Following countless hours of analysis and public input over five years, Lake Tahoe area planners gave a thumbs up Wednesday to a proposal that could reshape the West Sh...
Homewood project at Lake Tahoe approved by TRPA; League responds
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 8:56pmBy Kristi Boosman
To a packed house of observers, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board voted to approve Phase 1 of the Homewood Mountain Resort Ski Area Master Plan at their monthly meeting on Wednesday, December 14.
TRPA approves Homewood development
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 6:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency's Governing Board approved the first phase of the Homewood Mountain Resort Ski Area Master Plan Wednesday night.The project includes co...
Homewood master plan heads to TRPA
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/09/2011 - 3:46pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Placer County supervisors gave a collective nod to proposed redevelopment at Homewood Mountain Resort this week, sending the ski area's master plan to Lake Tahoe regul...
Homewood plan clears hurdle; TRPA next
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/08/2011 - 1:51pmNext up is for the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board to hear the matter Dec. 14 at 9:30am at Granlibakken in Tahoe City. The project proposal by owners JMA Ventures includes new ski lodge...
Tahoe tensions over environment explored in news segment
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 12:35pmA new Nevada law could force the state to withdraw from the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, the bi-state agency designed to protect Lake Tahoe. Many do not want Nevada to leave the agency, but others say making the threat was important to protect the future of the lake — and it is working. Go here for the story from KRNV and MyNews4.com.
TRPA Taking Holiday Donations for Families in Need
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 12/06/2011 - 9:12pmBy Kristi Boosman
The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency is partnering with Christmas Cheer All Year and St. Theresa’s Catholic Church to collect donations for local families in need this holiday season.
“We are concerned that so many local families are struggling right now,” said Joanne Marchetta, Executive Director for TRPA. “We want to help make sure that no local child goes without warm clothes and that families don’t go hungry this holiday season.”
TRPA and Lake Tahoe scientists share knowledge with Lake George
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 12/05/2011 - 10:16amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and a delegation from the Lake Tahoe Aquatic Invasive Species Program presented to a consortium of public agencies, non-profits and ...
Golf course battle heats up with lawsuit, vandalism
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/29/2011 - 3:48pm
UPDATED 8:30AM: California State Parks is investigating vandalism that happened over the weekend on Washoe Meadows State Park land near the Lake Tahoe Golf Course. Electronic equipment and river monitoring devices were damaged or destroyed. Two logs were found to have graffiti sprayed on them, saying "Stop Golf" and "Save the Park."
Tahoe planning agency to look at Homewood plan; Upper Truckee river plan removed from agenda
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 11/28/2011 - 5:18pmThe Tahoe Regional Planning Agency will hear plans on the Homewood project on the west shore but has scrapped plans to discuss the Upper Truckee River Restoration project during a two-day meeting of the Governing Board.
According to a news release, the Dec. 14 agenda remains unchanged and includes a proposed adoption of the Final Environmental Impact Review and Environmental Impact Statement for Homewood Mountain Resort. The meetings are on Wednesday, Dec. 14 at Granlibakken, and Thursday, Dec. 15 at the TRPA offices.
TRPA begins easing grip on regulatory control
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 11/28/2011 - 11:08amCARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - Land use and environmental regulators in the Lake Tahoe Basin are endorsing the idea of giving local governments more control over permitting and other rules.The issue came...
TRPA staffer wins chamber award
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 11/26/2011 - 6:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Tahoe Regional Planning Agency senior planner Gary Weigel has been honored with the South Shore Chamber of Commerce's Blue Ribbon Award in the Public Agency Service categ...
