USFS taking comments on plans to revamp Tallac Site area
The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is asking for public input on improvements proposed under the Historic Facilities Best Management Practices Retrofit project. The proposal would improve water quality and enhance sustainable recreational opportunities at the Tallac Historic Site on Lake Tahoe’s South Shore.
The Forest Service is proposing to implement a variety of water quality BMPs. These would include installation of infiltration basins, slope and fence stabilization along the shoreline, installation of a fence along Kiva Point Beach on the Taylor Creek Marsh border, installation of informational signs, removal of select user-created trails, and revegetation with native plants.
The project is designed to improve site circulation by reconfiguring the three intersections along Highway 89 (Valhalla, Tallac, and Taylor Creek) into two entrances. A new road would connect the reconfigured intersections within the site, allowing visitors to enter the site and access all areas without returning to the highway.
A 120-space parking lot is proposed at the Tallac Site public parking area, as well as new parking spaces along Highway 89 near the Valhalla entrance. These additional parking areas are intended to offset the proposed reduction in roadside parking associated with Caltrans work along Highway 89.
The project also proposes the installation of a six-unit restroom at the Kiva Point parking area. Improvements to the volunteer RV area and the addition of 32 parking spaces at the Valhalla Estate parking area are also proposed to meet the changing needs of the site.
Project implementation and bathroom construction could begin as early as September 2013. The project is expected to be finished by 2015.
Comments are due by the close of business on Oct. 1. For more information on the proposal and how to submit comments, go online or contact Ashley Sommer at (530) 543.2615 or email asommer@fs.fed.us.
No!
No new parking lot,
No new Fences
No new plants
NO MORE SIGNS
NO
Have they not done enough. Stop changing things every year.
what is the proposed CalTrans project that will eliminate the large parking area just to the west of the Valhalla entrance? If this is driving much of the project, seems it should be more than a proposal before realigning roads etc? And exactly what is it and why cant it accomodate parking in an area that doest require additional road building within the historic site?
Gotta agree with Mike. NO! I’ll say the one thing I’m in favor of is the restrooms at Kiva Point but beyond that, leave this beautiful area alone. USFS please don’t mess with this wonderful piece of land, it’s just fine the way it is.
Lovin’ Kiva Beach since I was a kid, Old Long Skiis
Parking for the Boathouse is a problem for older persons who have trouble walking a distance and can’t see after dark to get to their cars. These people have just as much right to enjoy the programs there as younger people who can sprint to their cars. Try doing it with a walker, or poor vision or whatever. It was so nice to be young, but even the young will find themselves handicapped some day.