Hannah Jones
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Truckee eyes Transient Occupancy Tax increase for affordable housing
Truckee is moving closer toward a ballot measure to increase Transient Occupancy Taxes by 2%, generating an estimated $760,000 a year, in order to secure funding for affordable housing → Read More
Site approved for new Truckee library
After years of advocating for a new library, Friends of the Truckee Library received approval from the Truckee Donner Parks and Recreation Department for a library site at the → Read More
Placer County supporting housing council in next phase
Placer County has voted to aid the Mountain Housing Council in another three years of work.The Board of Supervisors at its Tuesday meeting agreed to allocate $55,000 a year → Read More
West River streetscape design still up in the air
A riverfront park off West River Street is coming soon, with Town Council approving a contract to complete the design and permitting for Phase I of the park. The → Read More
New sports museum granted more county funding
The Squaw Valley Ski Museum Foundation received another $150,000 in Transient Occupancy Taxes from Placer County for environmental work and planning for the Sierra Nevada Olympic and Winter Sports → Read More
Town of Truckee declares local emergency over coronavirus
With more cases of coronavirus reported throughout the state and in Placer County, Truckee has declared a local emergency to prepare the town for possible outbreaks. “We want to → Read More
Back to the board: Gustafson takes Placer County District 5 seat
Cindy Gustafson, who was originally appointed to the Placer County Board of Supervisors in April 2019, easily won the right to return to her supervisor seat this week.Facing voters → Read More
68 affordable housing units coming to Truckee
An additional 68 affordable housing units will be coming to Truckee this summer with the Truckee Planning Commission’s approval of Phase II of Frishman Hollow, a project which originally → Read More
Truckee Planning Commission approves new cell tower
Truckee Planning Commission has approved a 110-foot monopine cell tower to be installed off State Route 89 near the Truckee Crossroads shopping center. According to a staff report, the → Read More
Resort association petitioning for Tourism Business Improvement District
The North Lake Tahoe Resort Association has begun petitioning for the creation of a Tourism Business Improvement District, or a TBID. If approved by local businesses, it would take → Read More
Tahoe hospitals urge caution amid Coronavirus
Tahoe Forest Health System is encouraging residents to take preventative measures amid two outbreaks of COVID-19, or coronavirus, and one death in Placer County. “So much of this is → Read More
Tahoe hospitals urge caution amid Coronavirus
Tahoe Forest Health System is encouraging residents to take preventative measures amid two outbreaks of COVID-19, or coronavirus, and one death in Placer County. “So much of this is → Read More
Truckee eyes potential housing programs
Truckee is looking at various new housing programs, in addition to a pilot program it recently adopted.One program would create a fund to help potential tenants get into existing → Read More
Truckee adopts program to pave the way for construction of secondary units
The Truckee Town Council has adopted a three-year pilot program aimed at encouraging the construction of Accessory Dwelling units, or ADUs, across town and increasing the inventory of long → Read More
Truckee moving forward with West River Street park
Construction on a riverside park off West River Street could start this summer with Truckee Town Council moving forward with initial designs. In 2018 the town was awarded a → Read More
Road and bridge projects slated for Nevada County
A five-year road and bridge improvement plan is slated for Nevada County which will cost an estimated $115 million. This year the county will replace the Soda Springs Bridge → Read More
Truckee forms Public Art Advisory Body
The Truckee Town council voted Tuesday to form a seven-member Public Art Advisory Body to oversee the installation of public art across town. “I really look forward to what → Read More
Truckee adopts legislative platform to deal with new laws
Preserving affordable housing and meeting the housing needs of the community, along with preserving the environment and local government control, are a few of Truckee’s guiding principles when dealing → Read More
$3.4 million to go toward North Tahoe capital projects
Over $3.4 million in Transient Occupancy Tax funds has been approved for seven capital projects in North Lake Tahoe by the Placer County Board of Supervisors, with a majority → Read More
‘Game-changing’ project to go forward: Settlement reached on lawsuit against Squaw Alpine gondola
Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows announced it has reached an agreement with the Granite Chief Wilderness Protection League, which had filed a lawsuit against the construction of the resort’s base-to-base → Read More