Homewood Mountain Resort Shell Game
Which cup is the Homewood Mountain development under?
In 2011, the Placer County Board of Supervisors approved the Homewood Mountain Resort Ski Area Master.
The privatization of the Homewood project is coming before the TRPA, tomorrow 1/9/2023. The public isn’t invited. Privatization is different from the final approved proposal. But how different? It’s not what was approved.. In order to gain community support, the developer guaranteed perpetual public access to the ski area.
We all know developers are interested in making money and in the current real estate market a private ski area for the uber wealthy would make the most dough and keep the riff raff out.
JMA, the developer, claims traffic is so bad on SR 89 no one can get to the ski resort…he’s forced to go private. Interestingly, the project’s claim in 2011 was that a densified/destination resort would reduce traffic.
What about the settlement with California Clean Energy Committee (CCEC)on fire evacuation in Homewood? Is Homewood playing with fire? The settlement agreement agreed to mitigations suggested in a North Lake Tahoe Fire report, “2016 Life and Safety Plan” which required a new west shore fire station, manpower and equipment. Is TRPA reviewing this safety condition?
What about the boarded up “Tahoe Inn” in Kings Beach? It’s been 11+ years. The 100 units at the Tahoe Inn are being transferred to Homewood Mountain Resort to increase density. Since the developers have all their entitlements, the Tahoe Inn was supposed to be razed once the Homewood project starts. In the meantime, the “Tahoe Inn” continues to sit derelict with mold, hanging plastic and tagging. There is no mention of this disposition of this abandoned eyesore. It would be nice if Homewood did these things before we are all in the grave. How many decades will it take?
TRPA protect Lake Tahoe citizens and require a public review, updated traffic study, and that the Tahoe Inn is demolished before any new development.
Which cup is the Homewood Resort under?