Tag: CATT

Fire insurance upswing? The lead cables are finally out of the lake? North Lake incorporation possibilities hit a crucial milestone? We revisit key stories in our region reported on this past year.

Truckee is turning a corner, as residents, contractors, and town staff find common ground in a trio of reports and a shared commitment to fix what’s not working.

A proposed electricity rate hike in Tahoe raises concerns about affordability, wildfire mitigation costs, and the fair distribution of expenses among different customer groups.

Former Rite Aid building leased to hospital; student activists win award; North Tahoe Trail construction moves forward; and more.

Over $1 million in scholarships available to TTUSD students; new Truckee Library moves forward; discount lift tickets benefit local schools; CATT welcomes its first female board president; and more.

With the rising costs of materials and labor, the price of construction in our area has reached unprecedented levels. The local building industry has not fully felt the impacts yet, but the day could soon come.

After cries of foul from community members saying the Truckee 2040 general plan update is not ready, council members voted Thursday to delay proposed adoption until early May.

Truckee’s 2040 General Plan is approaching its final adoption this spring. Town staff and council look forward to implementing it, but local organizations and individuals argue the plan still isn’t ready.

One of the foundational milestones of Truckee’s 2040 general plan, the land use alternatives, is being hotly debated to the point of a lack of consensus by the advisory committee. Still, tonight the planning commission is expected to make an alternative recommendation to the town council.

No days off, no employees, no end in sight. That is the plight for local plumbers, electricians, and other home-industry trade owners. A higher demand for services, coupled with a lack of local workforce, has created a stifling bind.