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Keep Tahoe Smart V i n t a g e 2 0 0 2 , N i p 1 W h a t s B r e w i n g i n T r u c k e e N o v e m b e r 2 0 0 2 F R E E How well do they listen? p10-11 Contentious Times? Simple questions to candidates, what did they hear?
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Feeling the tug o’ war over Truckee’s future V i n t a g e 2 0 0 2 , N i p 1 W h a t ’s B r e w i n g i n T r u c k e e N o v e m b e r 2 0 0 2 F R E E 1 TTSA — State of the Union
TRUCKEE The multi-year struggle of Tahoe-Truckee Sanitation Agency employees to unionize will continue to drag on, at least for now (see It Rolls Downhill, at moonshineink.com). Following an unproductive Public Employee Relations Board (PERB) informal hearing between agency representatives and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) in January, the union group representing many TTSA employees, an offi cial hearing was scheduled for the end ofNEWS
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PLACER COUNTY WASHOE COUNTY2 Public Comment Period Opens for
Squaw/Alpine Gondola OLYMPIC VALLEY The U.S. Forest Service and Placer County have released the draft Squaw Valley/Alpine Meadows Base-to-Base Gondola Project Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The notice of availability initiates a 45-day public comment period, which began3 Two Projects Move Forward for
Firehouse Development Consideration TAHOE CITY On April 24, the Placer County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved to seek Tahoe Tourism Master Plan grant dollars in the amount4 Big Jack East Project Comment Period Extended
TRUCKEE A large outpouring of public sentiment regarding a fuels manage- ment project just south of Sierra Meadows has led the U.S. Forest Service to extend the public outreach timeline to June 4. The Big land use plan, regional plan alignment, and the anticipated economic, environmental, and community benefi ts of the proposed project. The developer, Craig Clark, was chosen in February in the face of some community feedback request- ing consideration of another developer (see our February online article Lack of Transparency or Lack of Understanding?). The development team as well as offi cials from Placer County and Tahoe Regional Planning Agency will be present to meet and talk with interested members of the public.6 Elementary School Facility Upgrades
Begin TRUCKEE On May 2 Truckee Elementary held a ground- breaking ceremony to kick off their spring facility upgrades, as part of the TTUSD’s 2014 Measure U General Obligation Bond, which provides $114 million to fund the highest priority facilities needs of Truckee area schools. The list includes upgrades to existing school building systems, advanced technology, construction of new facili- ties, and improving outdoor learning and exterior play spaces, among other things. Info: ttusd.org/Domain/7397 Fire Rating Could Benefi
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NEVADA COUNTY FIREHOUSE: The proposed projects include the Siren Arts Center, (above) a multi-use arts and cultural center, and a market hall concept called The Commonwell (below). Photos courtesy Siren Arts, The Commonwell “There’s a difference between information and
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