KINGS BEACH, Calif. – The California Tahoe Conservancy board meeting celebrated 40 years of its existence at their board meeting this Thursday, among other items such as the Tahoe Livable Communities project, cross-country skiing in the Dollar Property, signs for the Upper Truckee River, and the Racial Equity and Community Engagement update.
Marlon Charneau, who was hired in May of this year as the supervisor of the Tahoe Livable Communities (TLC), spoke at the board meeting to update the conservancy on their plans and progress. Since 2014, TLC has aimed to acquire aging develop properties, restore environmentally sensitive lands, as well as focus development on town center development. There is a capacity for 4148 residential allocations left in the Basin, but TLC wants to redefine the development patterns due to the environmental sensitivity of the area.
Charneau pointed to the successes of the program, such as the Sugar Pine Village, which has almost obtained all the financing needed to complete the project. On 833 Emerald Bay Road, the tiny house development was stopped on the developer’s side, so the TLC is requesting a new proposal in early 2025…