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Barton Hospital Project Update
October 2024 Update As of October 11, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) had not yet received a formal permit application for the proposed Barton medical facility. A separate application from Douglas County to update the South Shore Area Plan has been...
Tahoe Grading and Digging Season Ends October 15
Lake Tahoe, CA/NV -- The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) is reminding residents and contractors that the annual grading and digging season for permitted projects will end on Tuesday, October 15. All construction sites must be winterized through the wettest part...
Applications Open for Affordable Housing Forums
Lake Tahoe, Nev./Calif. – The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) has launched the next phase of its affordable and workforce housing program, the Tahoe Living strategic priority, and announced today more opportunities for additional community representation. As...
Permanent Location Proposed for South Shore Watercraft Inspection Station
Hybrid public meeting scheduled October 14 South Lake Tahoe, Calif. – Partner agencies are working to find a permanent home for the aquatic invasive species (AIS) watercraft inspection station in Meyers, Calif. where approximately 2,000 boats are inspected...
31st Annual Best in Basin Award Winners Announced
Lake Tahoe, Stateline, Nev. – The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) Governing Board today recognized nine projects and programs with Best in Basin awards for exceptional environmental design and stewardship of Lake Tahoe. For more than 30 years, TRPA’s Best in...
Columns and Speeches
Working Together Toward Progress in 2024
By Julie Regan What a difference a year makes. This time last winter, many of us delighted in a promising snowpack, unaware that we were facing what would become the heaviest winter in more than 70 years. It was a tough one, even for some of us who survived the 1997...
Affordable Housing Policies an Important Step in Fixing the Housing Crisis at Tahoe
By Vince Hoenigman First and foremost, there is widespread agreement that Lake Tahoe is at a tipping point. Our lake is threatened on multiple fronts and the housing affordability crisis is driving local residents out of the basin. It is causing more pollution from...
2023 in Review: Challenge and Progress for Lake Tahoe
By Cindy Gustafson The slow march toward winter at Lake Tahoe this year is starting to make last winter seem like a distant memory. However, reflecting back on a year of both challenges and wins for the lake and our communities, it would be impossible to leave out...
Staying Focused While Giving Thanks
By Julie Regan In this season of giving thanks, we need only take in the incredible lake and mountains around us to see what we have to appreciate. Surrounded as we are by one of the most breathtaking places on Earth, it’s important to take time to appreciate it. In...
Tackling Tahoe’s Challenges Together
By Julie Regan This summer I had the pleasure of meeting with community members around the lake through a series of TRPA Talks that were both enlightening and inspiring. As I approach completion of my first year as Executive Director of the Tahoe Regional Planning...
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