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Board approves special-use permit for Terrapin Pines disc-golf course, pending grant and environmental clearances
Summary
The board unanimously approved a special-use permit with the U.S. Forest Service to build the Terrapin Pines Disc Golf Course and Charity Valley trailhead improvements; county staff said NEPA decision documents are imminent and CEQA will follow as the county leads the CEQA process ahead of a Sierra Nevada Conservancy grant review in September.
The Alpine County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a special-use permit with the U.S. Forest Service to construct and operate the Terrapin Pines Disc Golf Course and associated Charity Valley Trailhead improvements.
JT Shevall, the county's economic development director and public information officer, told the board the permit is a "link in the chain" for a Sierra Nevada Conservancy (SNC) sustainable recreation grant. He said the county expects to present the consolidated package to the SNC in September and that initial NEPA studies are complete; staff are waiting for the NEPA decision document before the county completes its CEQA process.
Board members pressed staff on NEPA/CEQA timing and grant deadlines. JT said the county had not seen flags in initial studies (including SHPO and environmental reviews) and that the county and partners (the applicant group and the Forest Service) are working to complete the decision documents in time for the SNC meeting. Matt Zumstein, U.S. Forest Service district ranger (participating online), confirmed his intent to sign the NEPA decision so the permit can be issued and implementation can proceed this summer.
Supervisor questions focused on sequencing—NEPA completion, CEQA lead-agency work, and grant award timing—and on how the county would coordinate implementation with trail stewards and contractors. The board voted to approve the item and authorize the county CEO to sign the special-use permit.
No conditions or amendments beyond those enumerated in the staff presentation were recorded in the board's unanimous vote.
