Bijou Park Creek
Brooke Laine and Jason Collin end terms on South Lake Tahoe City Council
Submitted by paula on Wed, 12/02/2020 - 4:50pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Former mayors Brooke Laine and Jason Collin said their good-byes Monday at their final City of South Lake Tahoe council meeting. Collin decided to not run after his four-year term as did Laine who finished ten years on the council.
LTCC awarded Blue Ribbon Tallac Achievement Award for Mobility Hub project
Submitted by paula on Fri, 11/20/2020 - 11:31am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Lake Tahoe Community College (LTCC) and its new Mobility Hub won the Tallac Achievement Award during the 13th annual Blue Ribbon Awards Thursday evening.
The award is given to an exemplary infrastructure project that revitalizes and enhances the economy and community of Tahoe’s South Shore.
Tahoe Chamber announces finalists for 13th annual Blue Ribbon Awards
Submitted by paula on Mon, 11/02/2020 - 9:51pm
Event Date:
November 19, 2020 - 6:00pm
The community is invited to attend the Tahoe Chamber’s 13th Annual Blue Ribbon Awards to honor South Shore businesses and individuals that have impacted the community for the better. In place of the annual awards dinner, winners will be announced in an awards show that is pre-filmed and broadcast on Lake Tahoe Television on November 19 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Those wishing to attend the free event can register in advance on TahoeChamber.org to get direct access to the awards ceremony.
Public meeting on Bijou Park Creek Watershed Restoration Project
Submitted by paula on Tue, 06/23/2020 - 10:11pm
Event Date:
June 24, 2020 - 2:00pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - There will be a public presentation from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 24 on the Bijou Park Creek Watershed Restoration Project.
The project is three phases, the first beginning with the removal of the Knight's Inn and addressing flooding issues in that area. The objectives of the complete project are to improve stormwater quality, decrease flooding, restore the Bijou Park Creek SEZ (stream environmental zone), and to install a series of stormwater quality and flood control improvements.
Hundreds in line as Whole Foods Market opens its doors in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Wed, 11/06/2019 - 1:14pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - As the doors opened at Whole Foods in South Lake Tahoe Wednesday morning, the line that had wrapped around the building made its way into the much-anticipated store grand opening.
The line started forming at 6:00 a.m.
Conservancy approves City's purchase of Bijou Park Creek watershed lot
Submitted by paula on Wed, 03/27/2019 - 5:14pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The California Tahoe Conservancy (CTC) Board has approved the City of South Lake Tahoe's proposal to purchase an ecologically important parcel on Rockwood Drive as part of its broader plans to restore the Bijou Park Creek watershed.
Column: Fees benefit water quality and trails
Submitted by paula on Thu, 03/21/2019 - 7:32pm
While it still feels like winter, with a healthy snowpack and ski resorts reporting record monthly snowfall in February, another building season is fast approaching. One of the questions people ask the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency each year is why they have to pay mitigation fees for their development, like new homes and remodeling projects.
Conservancy grants funds to City for purchase of homes in Bijou Park Creek watershed
Submitted by paula on Mon, 04/30/2018 - 12:09am
Two more properties in the Bijou Park Creek flood zone will be acquired by the City of South Lake Tahoe thanks to a $793,991 grant awarded by the California Tahoe Conservancy (CTC) this week.
This makes three properties that the City will purchase from willing property owners with grant funds provided through Proposition 1 and Proposition 50 funds authorized by the CTC. The two this week, oft-flooded and located at 3593 Shirley Avenue and 3590 Bill Avenue in South Lake Tahoe will join the parcel at 3747 Woodbine Road which was authorized to be purchased in September 2017.
Special City Council meeting to decide Kerry's fate; Meston outlines plans
Submitted by paula on Fri, 02/09/2018 - 10:09pm
News spread through South Lake Tahoe this week that surprised and shocked many, the City Council's decision to put City Manager Nancy Kerry on indefinite leave. The council will be meeting in closed session on Monday, February 12, 2018 to discuss the situation. Their agenda item, "PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE/DISMISSAL/RELEASE Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957(b)" starts at 9:00 a.m.
That section of code allows special and closed session meetings to consider the appointment, employment, evaluation of performance, discipline, or dismissal of a public employee.
South Lake Tahoe property to be purchased as part of Bijou Creek Restoration Project
Submitted by paula on Tue, 02/06/2018 - 3:07pm
The City of South Lake Tahoe agreed Tuesday to accept funds from the California Tahoe Conservancy to purchase a home on Woodbine Road as part of the three-phased, 850-acre Bijou Park Creek Watershed Restoration Project.
Over $3.3M awarded to Lake Tahoe area projects
Submitted by paula on Fri, 09/22/2017 - 3:58pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The California Tahoe Conservancy Board yesterday awarded up to $3,359,081 in Proposition 1 funds for eight projects to improve the Lake Tahoe Basin’s forests, lake clarity, and water quality.
Work begins at Bijou Marketplace; Whole Foods 365 plans first Lake Tahoe store
Submitted by paula on Mon, 08/07/2017 - 4:55pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - "We've been waiting to be in South Lake Tahoe for a long time," said R. Adam Smith, Executive Director of Store Development for Whole Foods in Northern California. "Couldn't be more thrilled than to be here today."
Smith took part in Monday's groundbreaking at the new Bijou Marketplace along with the Jim Halferty and Chris Peto of Halferty Development Ground, the owners of the property along Highway 50 and the corner of Ski Run Boulevard, and local officials.
Groundbreaking ceremony for Bijou Marketplace in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Thu, 08/03/2017 - 6:33pm
Event Date:
August 7, 2017 - 2:00pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The community is invited to a groundbreaking ceremony of the new Bijou Marketplace project in South Lake Tahoe on Monday, August 7 at 2:00 p.m.
Halferty Development purchased the old Knight's Inn and surrounding properties for $3.1M on May 9 and had plans to bring in a Whole Foods 365 and other tenants that might include a bank, salon and other retail or restaurants.
This new center was formerly known as the Bijou Park Creek Watershed Management Project and The Knights Inn and Southwest Corner.
California Tahoe Conservancy gives over $400k to West Shore forest health
Submitted by paula on Thu, 06/15/2017 - 10:08pm
LAKE TAHOE - The California Tahoe Conservancy Board today authorized $414,074 to the California Department of Parks and Recreation for projects that improve forest health and reduce the risk of wildfire at Tahoe State Recreation Area and Ed Z’Berg Sugar Pine Point State Park. The funding is the first allocation of more than $6.8 million in Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act funds awarded to the Conservancy at last year’s Presidential Summit.
Appeal to the Bijou Park Creek Marketplace withdrawn
Submitted by paula on Wed, 06/14/2017 - 11:18am
The City of South Lake Tahoe is pleased to announce the appeal of the Planning Commission’s approval of the Mitigated Negative Declaration of the Bijou Park Creek Marketplace (former Knights Inn) project has been withdrawn. The City appreciates the Appellant’s admission of the project’s benefits to the environment and her disclaim of the appeal.
Bijou Market Place approved by South Lake Tahoe Planning Commission
Submitted by paula on Thu, 05/11/2017 - 8:44pm
Going away is the Knight's Inn, and in its place will be Bijou Market Place. Halferty Development today announced the name of their South Lake Tahoe project that was formerly known as Bijou Park Creek Watershed Management Southwest Corner Project.
During Thursday's Planning Commission meeting, the commissioners unanimously adopted the resolution that certified the project's Initial Study, Mitigated Negative Declaration, Initial Environmental Checklist and Mitigated Finding of no significant affect. They also approved the permits so now Halferty Development can move forward.
City of South Lake Tahoe sells property to Halferty Development for $3.1 million
Submitted by paula on Tue, 05/09/2017 - 4:26pm
Portions of the land where Knight's Inn currently sits and the corner lot at Ski Run Boulevard and Highway 50 were sold today to the Halferty Development Corporation for $3,100,000.
During a special meeting of the City Council two agreements were approved. The first was a Commercial and Disposition and Development Agreement (CDDA) and the second was a Purchase and Sale Agreement by and between the City of South Lake Tahoe and Halferty.
City denied Bijou Park Creek Watershed grant, for now
Submitted by paula on Thu, 03/16/2017 - 9:04pm
It's been one year since the City of South Lake Tahoe was denied a grant by the California Tahoe Conservancy (CTC) for their Bijou Park Creek Watershed and SEZ Restoration Project, and today, the Conservancy Board did it again.
Knight's Inn purchase approved; All phases of Bijou Park Creek project outlined
Submitted by paula on Tue, 03/14/2017 - 9:47pm
The South Lake Tahoe City Council made it official Tuesday and unanimously approved the purchase of the Knight's Inn for $5,935,000, paving the way for the 850-acre Bijou Park Creek Watershed Restoration Project. The 110-unit Knight's Inn, a motel built in 1956 on Highway 50 near Ski Run Blvd., has been owned by the Patel family since 1994.
"This project has been in the works for 10-12 years," said Pradip Patel. "This is the best for me, my family, and the community."
Special SLT City Council meeting Tuesday on purchase of Knight's Inn
Submitted by paula on Mon, 03/13/2017 - 6:17pm
What is officially known as the Bijou Park Creek Watershed Restoration Project, or unofficially the Knight's Inn Project, will be brought before the South Lake Tahoe City Council to be approved during a special meeting on Tuesday, March 14 at 4:00 p.m.
The three phase, 850-acre project will be both an environmental and economic development project, something the City has been working on for several years.
City officials still hope to make Knight's Inn and Ski Run corner project a reality
Submitted by paula on Tue, 08/16/2016 - 10:29pm
The City of South Lake Tahoe is still trying to work out a deal with the Halferty Development Company, a $4 million sale of the developable portions of the lots known as the "Knights Inn Properties."
During Tuesday's City Council meeting a purchase agreement was scheduled to be voted on, but SLT City Manager Nancy Kerry had to pull it off the agenda.
"We are still working on it," Kerry told South Tahoe Now. "We are still negotiating and have some issues to work out."
Conservancy Board awards $7 million in Proposition 1 grants
Submitted by paula on Thu, 03/17/2016 - 4:24pm
On Thursday, the California Tahoe Conservancy Board awarded more than $7 million for seven watershed restoration and forest health projects around the lake. Thirteen different applicants submitted 32 grant requests totaling $30 million, but with just $13,950,000 to give out, it was a very competitive process.
The money comes from Proposition 1, the $7.545 billion water bond approved overwhelmingly by California voters in November 2014. It was divided around the state to agencies like the Conservancy for water supply infrastructure projects.
New fee schedule and SnowGlobe on City Council agenda Tuesday
Submitted by paula on Sun, 03/13/2016 - 3:31pm
The South Lake Tahoe City Council will look at the new Master Fee schedule during the March 14 meeting, something they do annually. The proposed fees and charges for 2015-16 show no change for users of the recreation center or campground, a $2 to $3 increase in daily golf course fees, a $5 to $15 increase in golf course passes.
Motel and surrounding property could be demolished to make way for new project
Submitted by paula on Tue, 02/16/2016 - 10:58pm
The Knights Inn could be purchased by the City of South Lake Tahoe for $6 million should a grant be awarded them by the California Tahoe Conservancy. If that happens, the City would purchase, and then demolish, the motel located on Highway 50 near Ski Run Boulevard to make way for a new environmental and retail project.
There is grant money available through the CTC which the City will apply for. The funds come from the state's Proposition 1 Water Bond which was approved by voters in 2014 to authorize $7.545 billion in general obligation bonds for water projects.
