Because of the number of comments received on the draft environmental document for the proposed development at Squaw Valley the final EIR has been delayed until sometime this spring.

Legally the final environmental impact report must answer questions that were addressed in the draft. There were more than 350 comments.

The massive project has been controversial since it was first proposed. Commenters brought up things like traffic, safety, and water issues, along with questions about how the development will look.

While the group that wanted to incorporate Olympic Village has given up on that idea, there is a petition going around to “Keep Squaw True”.

Over a 25-year span owners of the ski resort want to build 850 lodging units, add 300,000 square feet of commercial area, and build an indoor recreation area.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report