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Truckee's Brickelltown improvements could cost more than initial estimate
With some of the conceptual work well under way, the town is looking at what initially appears to be the rising costs of revitalizing Brickelltown. more...
  11/06/2009 3:56pm
Truckee's Brickelltown improvements could cost more than initial estimate
With some of the conceptual work well under way, the town is looking at what initially appears to be the rising costs of revitalizing Brickelltown.
  11/06/2009 3:56pm
California water bill could bring millions to Tahoe, Sierra Nevada
A bill that could bring millions of dollars for conservation work in the Sierra Nevada cleared the state assembly Wednesday, lining it up to go to voters in 2010.
  11/05/2009 3:18pm
$415M expansion of Lake Tahoe Restoration Act introduced Tuesday in US Senate
Congress could fund $415 million in environmental improvements to Lake Tahoe, including water quality and forest management projects, according to legislation introduced Tuesday.
  11/03/2009 5:34pm
Truckee, county governments to consider consolidating emergency dispatch services
County and city government leaders are considering consolidating their emergency dispatch services as a way to cut costs.
  11/02/2009 12:42pm
New California traffic law aims to protect road workers
With Caltrans vehicles a common sight in the area during summer construction months and winter snow removal, a new law will likely affect most area drivers.
  11/02/2009 7:24am
North Tahoe public utility, fire districts wrap up land deal for new fire station
Five years of preparation and planning culminated this week when Tahoe City's new fire station got its land deal in place, a move that also re-energized the community's snow removal issues.
  10/30/2009 2:47pm
Congress approves $2 million for Lake Tahoe invasive mussel prevention
The effort to keep invasive quagga and zebra mussels out of Lake Tahoe received a $2 million boost Thursday from Congress.
  10/30/2009 11:18am
Tahoe Truckee school district aims to spend $1M in stimulus funds next year
Federal stimulus funding for the Tahoe Truckee Unified School District is tight and targeted. The district received about $1 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding this year, all of which it will spend in the 2010-11 school year, said...
  10/29/2009 9:27am
California state parks: Details of cutbacks at Sugar Pine, Donner Memorial
LAKE TAHOE — It looks as if state park budget shortfalls will only hit Donner Memorial and Sugar Pine Point locally — for now.
  10/28/2009 2:54pm
Sugar Pine, Donner Memorial on list of California state park reductions
A California State Parks plan to save $14.2 million will affect four Sierra parks, including Grover Hots Springs, Bodie, Sugar Pine Point and Donner Memorial.
  10/28/2009 8:47am
Truckee water well shut down after testing for above-average arsenic levels
A Glenshire Drive well has spiked above federal standards for arsenic, but Truckee Donner Public Utility District officials say it shouldn't pose a serious health risk.
  10/27/2009 4:40pm
California State Lands Commission: Tear down Lake Tahoe beach fence
After more than a decade of debate, a metal fence disrupting the public trust on a North Lake Tahoe beach has been ordered down.
  10/27/2009 4:37pm
Truckee town council adopts 2007-2014 housing element
Town council approved an update of the housing element this week, defining town policy on affordable and other housing needs.
  10/27/2009 2:15pm
Truckee looking to obtain D.C. stimulus funds to extend Legacy Trail
In an effort to stretch the Legacy Trail east toward Glenshire, the town is reaching even further east to Washington, D.C., for stimulus funds to extend the path.
  10/27/2009 1:40pm
Nevada County could save $2.7 million in reserves
Nevada County could be spared from a $2.7 million loan the state of California originally thought it needed from local property tax revenues to help balance its budget.
  10/27/2009 8:39am
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