Public meetings set for Placer County biomass proposal

Two meetings are scheduled for this month by the Placer County Planning Department and TRPA Advisory Planning Commission regarding a proposed biomass plant in Kings Beach.

The purpose of the meetings is to receive comments from the public and agencies regarding issues in the EIS/EIR.

The first meeting is Aug. 9 at 6pm at the North Tahoe Conference Center, 318 North Lake Blvd., Kings Beach and on Aug. 11 at 9:30am at Tahoe Regional Planning Agency office at 128 Market St., Stateline.

The plan is to build a 1-3 megawatt biomass energy facility. Tahoe City is a possible alternative location.