The extra height and density afforded the developer in return for eventually handling the site’s storm water run-off is like putting 10 lbs in a 5 lb bag. The existing road configuration can’t handle a project population of 2448 people. There is no lake access or amenities other than a pool to keep the visitors/owners on site.

It’s been 13 years and the site is still an eyesore. Millions have been made on 18 condos and the original developer left. More urbanization is not the solution for saving Lake Tahoe.

I’m afraid that watch dog has taken a long nap. The current TRPA head of External Affairs was formerly the head of Public Relations.Julie Regan – Tahoe Regional Planning Agency – ZoomInfo

Julie Regan is an External Affairs Chief at Tahoe Regional Planning Agency based in Zephyr Cove, Nevada. Previously, Julie was a Public Relations Consultant …

Since 2007 the TRPA’s concept for saving Lake Tahoe has been focused on spin and built around development.

In 1981 TRPA, as an underlying scientific concept, developed thresholds on environmental issues such as height, density and land coverage to control development. If these thresholds were exceeded it would harm Lake Tahoe. Since 2007 TRPA has abandoned or tweaked the thresholds in order to promote more height, density and land coverage. This has resulted in a condominium-ized, urbanized Lake Tahoe.

We must change the paradigm as the current TRPA direction which emphasizes the economy is not sustainable. The number of visitors to Lake Tahoe must be limited.

It doesn’t. Stop the urbanization of Lake Tahoe.

At Tahoe there are a growing number of Causes that advocate for environmental preservation.  Why not, Tahoe  has a growing number of issues. But one of those growing issues has become discerning whose interests are being represented.  This is getting harder to tell and more important to know.

The number one cause of Tahoe’s problems is too many people.  Not all Causes either believe this or advocate a solution.  What is worse, some are directly adding to the problem in the name of preservation. Getting more creative at describing or packaging our problems doesn’t mean we are smarter at getting needed answers to solve them.  Smart growth, sustainable tourism and other clever names and phrases sound progressive, but too often simply promote more of everything, mostly more development. 

Concerned citizens want to help.  I get asked all the time which groups I should send a check to help. I say, find the groups that are trying to do with less. 

We are getting further trapped in this culture of more.  More residents, more development, more roads, more tourists at more times of the year, more taxes, more attractions, more, more, more. 

It is clearly not working. We mostly have more problems.