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lgriffo@tahoedailytribune.com SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — The South Lake Tahoe City Council on Tuesday night approved a traffic study to look into a possible Loop Road alternative. The US 50 South Shore Community Revitalization Project, known as the Loop Road, is meant to create a main street area in the casino corridor by redirecting U.S. Highway 50. The plan, which is led by Tahoe Transportation District, would require housing units in the Rocky Point Neighborhood to be torn down, something council has said it is against. On Feb. 2, they approved a resolution to pursue an alternative route...

The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency at a recent meeting discussed greenhouse gas emissions in the basin and steps that are underway to reduce greenhouse gases in the lake. Along with the Sierra Business Council and Spatial Informatics Group, results from a greenhouse gas emission inventory were revealed, showing a 38.66% reduction in emissions from 2005 to 2018. The study showed a decline in in emissions from 1,297,446 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent to 795,793 metric tons. A carbon dioxide equivalent is a measurement used to compare emissions from various greenhouse gases by converti...

lgriffo@tahoedailytribune.com SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — City Council covered an array of issues during its lengthy meeting on Tuesday. Council received an updated presentation on the recreation and aquatics center. While much of the conversation was a repeat of past presentations such as features of the center, this presentation went more in depth into financing and LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certifications, per request of council. The project is currently in the schematic design process which is expected to be completed by end of April or beginning of May. The pr...

  SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — South Lake Tahoe City Council received an in-depth COVID-19 update from community leaders at Tuesday’s meeting. Each council meeting, City Manager Joe Irvin gives an update on the most recent case numbers as well as the city’s efforts to help the community. However, this meeting, on top of Irvin’s regular update, the council heard directly from community leaders. Barton Health’s CEO Dr. Clint Purvance started with an update on Barton’s numbers and efforts. The hospital tests only symptomatic people or people who have been in direct contact with COVID ...