New Parks, Trails and Recreation Master Plan ready for review

It's been almost 100 years since Antoine de Saint-Exupery wrote, "A goal without a plan, is just a wish." This is still true today, and the City of South Lake Tahoe has been busy getting area plans completed so current and future goals could be planned.

They have joined forces with El Dorado County to come up with a Parks, Trails and Recreation Master Plan for the Lake Tahoe South Shore, and not only is it ready to look over, the public is invited to participate in its review during an upcoming meeting.

The 98-page Master Plan represents a coordinated effort to align recreation resources and obtain community support to enhance recreation facilities and services. The plan provides direction for enhancing recreation opportunities for residents and visitors by increasing collaborative efforts and focusing resources where they are most needed. It also contains recommendations and strategies to improve existing operations, services, and infrastructure, as well as to acquire and develop new parks and facilities when funding allows.

The Draft Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration and Notice of Availability for the Recreation Master Plan have been posted on the City’s website at www.cityofslt.us/recmasterplan. The two documents are available for public review and comment from October 21, 2015 through November 20, 2015. The documents are also available for review at the Services Center located at 1052 Tata Lane, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150.

The Planning Commission will be hosting a public hearing on November 12, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers located at 1901 Airport Rd., South Lake Tahoe CA. to solicit public comments on the environmental analysis and provide their own comments.