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Board approves right-of-entry to allow phased tree removal for Tahoe Cross Country Lodge
Summary
The board unanimously approved a right-of-entry agreement allowing the Tahoe Cross Country Ski Education Association to remove trees this fall/winter as part of a staged project; staff said the agreement will not be executed until deeds from a land exchange are recorded and permits are secured.
The Thomas City Public Utility District on Friday approved a right‑of‑entry agreement permitting the Tahoe Cross Country Ski Education Association to access district property to perform phased tree removal ahead of the Tahoe Cross Country Lodge project.
Staff noted the right‑of‑entry is limited to tree removal (no soil disturbance) and will not be executed until the district records deeds from a concurrent land exchange and the association secures requisite state permits. Saray Ireland, a project team member, told the board that the project team has funding in place for the parking‑lot phase and has a pending $710,000 airport‑district grant application that would match phase‑1 funds; other sources include TBID/TOT funds and a private pledge. "We have secured and then are in the process of going through a grant application with the airport district for all of the money we need for the total parking lot," Saray said, adding that a final decision on that grant will come in October.
Public commenters in the room voiced support; the board moved and seconded the right‑of‑entry approval and the motion passed unanimously. Staff said they will notify nearby residents before tree work begins and that tree removal could begin as early as October and extend into winter, subject to permit conditions.
