Public meeting on South Lake Tahoe affordable housing project, Sugar Pine Village

Submitted by paula on Fri, 10/30/2020 - 10:38am
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Event Date: 
November 18, 2020 - 5:30pm

Sugar Pine Village in South Lake Tahoe is envisioned to be a new residential, mixed-use affordable community that compliments the existing neighborhood while also preserving native species and sensitive land. The project will be designed to provide residents with new high quality, sustainable housing designed to support active transportation, encouraging biking, walking, access to transit, and connection with nearby trails for the local workforce and their families.

The State of California has selected Related California and Saint Joseph Community Land Trust team as part of a competitive process to develop the Sugar Pine Village project at the “Y” under Governor Newsom’s Executive Order promoting affordable housing development.

It is being built on two state-owned parcels that total almost 10.5 acres in size at the "Y" along Lake Tahoe Boulevard, and a part of Julie and Tata Lanes.

In 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an Executive Order that directed the California Department of General Services (DGS) to identify excess state properties as potential affordable housing development sites. The two Sugar Pine Village land parcels that were designated by the State fulfilled the Governor’s order while also supporting local master planning goals. Before embarking on a competitive selection process, the Conservancy, DGS, and the California Department of Housing and Community Development hosted stakeholder meetings to understand the needs of the surrounding neighborhood and community. Related California and St. Joseph Community Land Trust were selected at the conclusion of this process.

All involved groups are continuing the community engagement process as they plan to get started in 2021.

The project team's next meeting is on Wednesday, November 18 at 5:30 p.m. This is a virtual meeting and people can register here - https://sugarpinevillageslt.com/community-meetings/.

Here is a video of their September meeting that outlined the concept - HERE.