By Kathryn Reed An industrial facility in a neighborhood on the outskirts of South Lake Tahoe has brought cries of concern from people that are being heard by utility district officials. A last-minute meeting was convened Wednesday night and another one is set for Saturday at 10am at the project site. Residents in the Grizzly […]
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By Karoun Demirjian, Las Vegas Sun WASHINGTON — Embattled Sen. John Ensign announced this afternoon he will resign from office, effective May 3. The move opens the door for Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval to appoint Rep. Dean Heller to finish out the term. “It is with tremendous sadness that I officially hand over the Senate […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE — “My fear is we don’t even remotely have a clue how to deal with something like this.” Those are the words of Graham Kent, director of the Nevada Seismological Laboratory and professor of the Department of Geological Sciences and Engineering at UNR. He is speaking about when the next big […]
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Updated: April 20 11:47am. By Kathryn Reed The term “parking Nazis” for the people charged with patrolling the lot at the Village Center near Stateline will have to be retired now that South Lake Tahoe is severing its agreement with High Sierra Patrol. Since the reorganization at the city, staff has been delving into why […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe’s City Council took a baby step toward wanting to be done with the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency. On the same day, the council agreed the board and members of the League to Save Lake Tahoe should get a clue about what is really going on in the basin and […]
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Publisher’s note: This update on the Leviathan Mine in Alpine County will be in the Lahontan Water Board’s May 2011 executive officer’s report. By Chuck Curtis The Lahontan Water Board’s emergency contractor has been successfully treating polluted water at the Leviathan Mine Superfund Site this spring to prevent ponds at the site from overflowing. The […]
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By Susan Wood With all the new, proposed development activity happening on the West Shore of Lake Tahoe, the Meeks Bay Resort is in line for a face lift starting this spring and going through fall. The Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is proposing a project to remove power lines, retrofit utility equipment, stabilize the […]
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By Kathryn Reed Alcohol will be sold at Fallen Leaf Lake this summer. That is assuming a concessionaire is ever hired and then that person acquires the necessary permits. After a 3½-hour meeting Saturday that was dominated by issues related to the operation of the store and marina at the South Shore lake, the board […]
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By Kathryn Reed What was the largest penalty issued by the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board — $2.75 million – was cut by about $1 million when East West Partners emerged from bankruptcy. This week the water board decided in part how to spend the remaining funds now that the company is solvent and […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE — It was part informational session and part cheerleading rally as more than 60 people gathered to hear about what could be the convergence of the start of North America’s largest road bike race and the main artery to the South Shore being closed. A Caltrans rep and consultant from its […]
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