USFS-CTC to present land swap proposal

The California Tahoe Conservancy and the U.S. Forest Service are hosting two open houses to present a land exchange concept that they say would help both agencies better manage their holdings in the Lake Tahoe Basin.

The proposal would transfer Forest Service urban lots to the California Tahoe Conservancy, while conveying some larger CTC parcels to the Forest Service.

The South Shore open house is Sept. 9 from 5-7pm at the Forest Supervisor’s office, 35 College Drive in South Lake Tahoe. The Tahoe City open house is Sept. 10 from 5-7pm at the Tahoe City Public Utility District’s Lakeview Room, 221 Fairview Drive.

There will be no formal presentation. Staff members from both agencies will be available to explain the proposal and answer questions.

Under the proposal, the Forest Service and CTC would exchange 1,961 acres. The Forest Service has stipulated that the lots remain open space and that the state agency cannot sell them.

Maps showing areas proposed for exchange are available online.