Lake Tahoe’s draft Regional Plan Update set for release
The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency will release its Draft 2012 Regional Plan, Draft 2012 Regional Transportation Plan and environmental documents for both plans during a two-day meeting this week.
The documents contain regulations designed to guide all aspects of development and transportation in the Lake Tahoe Basin for the next two decades.
How much time people will have to review and comment on the environmental documents is one of the decisions in front of the agency’s Governing Board at this week’s meeting. The 15-member board will consider whether there should be a 60-, 75- or 90-day public comment period. Public workshops are scheduled in May under each option.
“All three options also have Governing Board public hearing dates in May for the public to provide comments on the record,” according to a TRPA staff report. “These hearings will be held on both the north and south shores as well as during the day and evening to encourage wide participation. The public may also provide comments via e-mail or letter.”
Also during this week’s meeting, the TRPA will release the Draft 2011 Threshold Evaluation Report, which tracks how the agency is doing on dozens of environmental goals. The goals, known as thresholds, have been evaluated every five years, but will now be reviewed every four years, according to TRPA spokeswoman Kristi Boosman.
Some of the policies to be discussed during the Regional Plan Update:
• Retaining the existing regional growth control system. Most of the current policies in the Regional plan will remain in place.
• Integrating TRPA requirements with the plans and permits of other government agencies.
• Encouraging property owners to transfer development rights from sensitive or outlying areas to developed areas.
• Removing regulatory barriers to redevelopment of rundown buildings.
• Simplifying burdensome regulations for homeowners.
• Joining with the Regional Transportation plan to support sidewalk and bike trail projects.
Source: Tahoe Daily Tribune posted on April 20th, 2012 by Adam Jensen – http://www.tahoedailytribune.com/article/20120420/ARCHIVES01/120419886&parentprofile=search
Stars of tomorrow – Talent competition in South Lake Tahoe
The Stars of Tomorrow event is a High School Talent competition. The top award is a $1000 scholarship. There will be many different performances, singers, dancers, dramatic performances and more.
A silent auction will take place during the intermission and raffle prize giveaway too! All proceeds benefit the Stars of Tomorrow Scholarships.
This event is sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Lake Tahoe.
Tickets are very inexpensive ranging from $2 for students to just $10 for entire families. For tickets information call Dick Van Buskirk at (530) 541-6487.
Date: Thursday, April 26th
Where: Middle School auditorium - South Tahoe Middle School corner of Hwy 50 and Al Tahoe Bvd.
Time: 6pm to 9pm.
Forest Service announces spring 2012 recreation area opening dates
The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will soon begin the annual process of opening recreational facilities around the Lake Tahoe Basin. Campgrounds, day-use areas and forest roads generally open around mid-May, weather permitting. The Taylor Creek Visitor Center and the Tallac Historic Site typically open around Memorial Day weekend.
For a complete list of projected opening dates, visit our 2012 Recreation Facility and Forest Road web page at http://www.fs.usda.gov/goto/ltbmu/RecAreaOpenings or call the Forest Supervisor’s office at (530) 543-2694.
Before facilities can open to the public, the Forest Service must complete the task of hiring crews to staff and manage the sites, clean up from winter, remove safety hazards and wait for the danger of a freeze to pass before turning on water systems. As a reminder, until recreation facilities officially open, there is no parking, trash removal, or restroom facilities available. Please park your vehicle off the roadway and do not block access gates. Pack out all trash and where pets are allowed, please clean up after your animal.
Kindergarten and Transitional Kindergarten Registration
Kindergarten: YOUR CHILD MUST BE 5 YEARS OLD ON OR BEFORE November 1, 2012
Transitional Kindergarten*: YOUR CHILD TURNS 5 YEARS OLD AFTER November 1, 2012 and ON OR BEFORE December 2, 2012
REGISTRATION FOR LAKE TAHOE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT IS BEING HELD April 30th through May 11th, 2012 AT ALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSKindergarten Registration
To be eligible for enrollment a child must be five years of age on or before November 1, 2012. If your child was born in the month of November and will be five years of age on or before December 2, 2012, they qualify for transitional kindergarten (*a two year Kindergarten program).
California Law requires that:
1. You bring child’s birth certificate;
2. You bring proof of immunizations, which includes the Varicella (Chicken Pox), Hepatitis B and for most children – the last booster shot.
3. Your child has a health examination upon entry to school [schedule with your family doctor or El Dorado County Health Department at 573-3155]
4. Your child has an oral health examination upon entry to school (dental examinations that have occurred in the last 12 months meet this requirement)
5. You bring proof of California residency.
PLEASE CALL YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR AN APPOINTMENT TO PRE-REGISTER.
Updates on the Harrison Avenue Project
If all goes according to plan, construction of improvements along Harrison Avenue could begin as soon as May 2013.
As you may know, our business “Pinnacle Real Estate Group of Lake Tahoe” is located at 3045 Harrison Ave. This project would have a positive impact in our office location as it is designed to improve the visual quality of the area and better coordinate vehicles, pedestrians and bicyclists in the sometimes hectic corridor of our street.
Under the current design, Tallac and Modesto avenues would remain two-way streets, while San Francisco, Alameda and San Jose avenues would be turned into one-way streets east of Riverside Avenue. Riverside and Harrison avenues would both be turned into one-way streets between Modesto and San Jose avenues.
A bike path is proposed to run along Riverside Avenue, behind Harrison avenue businesses. Area-wide water-quality improvements, landscaping and additional parking are also included in the latest design, which is 50 percent complete. The water-quality improvements should solve drainage issues in the area, said Hilary Roverud, development services director for the city.
How much this iteration of the project will cost to construct is unknown.
The City Council has earmarked $750,000 for the project this year, and may provide an additional $750,000 next year. Discussions between the city and property owners are also underway to see if private funding may also be available for the project, Roverud said.
Source: Tahoe Daily Tribune posted on April 13th, 2012 by Adam Jensen – http://www.tahoedailytribune.com/article/20120413/ARCHIVES01/120419951/1001&parentprofile=1056
