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STPUD considers new water rates

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Metered South Tahoe Public Utility District customers who use little or no water could see a jump in their quarterly bills under new rates being considered by district di...

STPUD part of pool that owes $915 mil. to PERS

South Tahoe Public Utility District says it has no unfunded liability other than the $3 million for sick days employees could claim. But it is part of pool that pays ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../stpud...

Snippets about Lake Tahoe

South Tahoe Public Utility District's board is having a workshop Dec 15 from noon2 at the district office Here is the workshop agenda The regular board ...www.laketahoenews.net/2011/.../snippets-a...

Opinion: Unable to understand logic of STPUD's

I am extremely upset and frustrated with South Tahoe Public Utility District. As a consumer and full-time resident of this community, I believe many of us are being ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../opinio...

Opinion: Unable to understand logic of STPUD's

I am extremely upset and frustrated with South Tahoe Public Utility District. As a consumer and full-time resident of this community, I believe many of us are being victimized by STPUD's current w...

Shakeup on STPUD board, Measure R passes

Two new faces will be on the South Tahoe Public Utility District board, incumbents are returning to Lake Tahoe Unified and Lake Tahoe Community College boards, and the recreation measure on the South ...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Vote Kortge on Tuesday

Dear Tahoe Residents and Friends,On Nov. 8, I am asking for your vote for the South Tahoe Public Utility District Seat No. 3. I offer a diverse background which will be highly effective in this pos...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Kortge best choice for utility district

On Tuesday, Nov. 8, I hope you will vote for Mary Kortge to sit on the Board of Directors for South Tahoe Public Utility District, Seat No. 3. She will make an excellent board member. Her mastery o...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Vogelgsang for utility district board

As the election for the South Tahoe Public Utility District approaches, we need a board member who understands budgeting issues in running a business from the private sector. It is necessary to ele...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Vogelgesang has experience for utility board

I am writing to encourage voters to support Randy Vogelgesang for South Tahoe Public Utility District Director Seat 3. I originally moved to South Lake Tahoe in 1978 and have lived here continuousl...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Kortge explains water meter position, qualifications

With 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

My 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

I 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...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Utility district needs better leadership

Last 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

SOUTH 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...

Rise ordered to apologize to STPUD employee

After 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

STATELINE — 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

STATELINE — 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...

Turf buy-back program returns in 2012

By 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

SOUTH 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

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

South 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...

Candidate Forum

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'

Publisher'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...

November election has 12 candidates, one ballot measure

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

Liberty 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

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.

Utility district approves metered rate

SOUTH 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...

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