Snippets about Lake Tahoe
• Britta Nauta of South Lake Tahoe won the Ski Run BID logo contest.
• Scott Butera, CEO of Tropicana Entertainment, the parent company of MontBleu in Stateline, has resigned. No replacement has been named.
• North Shore Hawaiian Grill recently opened in Tahoe City.
• The $400,000 renovation Incline’s Lone Eagle Grille at the Hyatt should be done by Nov. 23.
• Enrollment in Lake Tahoe Community College’s culinary department has shot up nearly 300 percent in the last two years.
• The South Lake Tahoe Building Board of Appeals will have a public meeting Nov. 15 at 9am at Lake Tahoe Airport on the proposed adoption of the 2010 California Building Standards Codes and implementation of the Building Codes to the Marijuana Ordinance. For more information, call Dave Walker at (530) 542.6072.
• Fischer Skis is opening Carbonlite Demo Centers at 33 retail locations nationwide so skiers everywhere can try and buy the most successful cross country skis and boots from the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games. They will be at Brian’s Bicycles & Cross Country Skis in Mammoth, Alpenglow Sports in Tahoe City, and Paco’s Truckee Bike & Ski.
• Travel website Cheapflights.com puts California as a top 10 destination for golf vacations, specifically saying, “For the serenity of nature, take a swing near Lake Tahoe.”
Nice design Britta!
Beats the Hell out of the Blue Go logo the City paid $5,000 for in Sacramento.
Nice job Britta
JWR, IS HAD TO BE A FRIEND ,COUSIN,OR BLOOD KIN THAT NEEDED SOME DOE…
• Scott Butera, CEO of Tropicana Entertainment, the parent company of MontBleu in Stateline, has resigned. No replacement has been named.
HUH, DAVIS DIDN”T TAKE THE BAIT ,HANG AROUND LONG ENOUGHT FOR THAT REAL JOB,BUMMER.
I PUT THE WORD SWORD AWAY FOR 6 YEARS, BUT I’VE TAKEN A REFRESHER COURSE, READY FOR A DAVIS FUN YEARS AHEAD OF POKING.
Foible….Scott hardly even came to Tahoe, was based in Vegas. His claim to fame was taking Trump out of bankruptcy with his casinos so he was hired to do the same when Columbia Sussex broke off their Tropicana wing and declared bankruptcy a few years back. Tom was a host at both Horizon and MontBleu…doubt he would have ever wanted the thankless job of a CEO!
Why do you and Alex feel you have to beat up on Tom Davis? Can’t your energies be focused on something where only good can become of it? Would love to see you out helping those less fortunate or just helping in our town. I have lots of ideas if you guys need them!
Did the city ask to put the Marijuana Ordinance in Snippets? Is it being pushed under the rug like Measure E hoping nobody will notice?
This is an important issue to the entire community. The city needs to consider the impact on real estate, our school district with it’s recent investments to stimulate this economy. Who wants to move there children here next door to a grow? Prop 19 only allowed for 25 square feet of a residence for growing. Our city’s draft ordinance will allow 10% of the interior square footage of the home PLUS the garage, PLUS backyard sheds in this ordinance. There is no residential zoning in this ordinance and the fire chief said he will not write a letter for Lukins water district customers to lower the fire rating for insurance companies because the infrastructure is inadequate to sustain fire. We need an ordinance, but it needs to protect everyone not just the growers.
Don’t zoning ordinances address the business of growing pot? I know that you are only supposed to be able to run certain kinds of businesses in residential areas, and I don’t think agriculture for sale is one of them.
Just wondering.
Love the new Ski Run logo, it’s very fitting :)
Dogwoman the city is in the process of developing a new growing ordinance. They have never had one. Where they zone and what rules need to be followed is all being developed and right now the draft is for a large amount of residential space (The largest in California) with no setbacks from schools or thought to our fire suppression systems. If the city thinks this is a better stimulus package than the school’s measure G, there is a conflict of interest in our community here. Do we really want ALL of our neighborhoods run down slums to attract people to move here?
No, seriously, Pine, I’d have thought that existing zoning would cover that. I mean, I can’t open a kennel in a residential area. You’re only allowed 4 adult dogs in a household in this county. You aren’t allowed to run a business where customers are coming and going in a neighborhood–parking and traffic issues. I think they need to look at what current laws are regarding agricultural vs. urban zoning first. That might solve the issue right there.