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Resident calls for full reconciliation of Tahoe Cedars project costs
Summary
Rick Landgraf told the board he is seeking a "full financial reconciliation" for what he described as large cost increases on the Tahoe Cedars water system reconstruction and said public records requests have not produced the answers he wants. Staff responded that when responsive records exist they have been provided; the board did not enact immediate remedial action at the meeting.
Rick Landgraf, a long‑time Tahoma property owner, used public comment to press the district for detailed accounting of what he said were large cost increases on the Tahoe Cedars water project. Landgraf said he has repeatedly requested "a full financial reconciliation for the 38,000,000 to $72,000,000 cost overrun on the Tahoe Cedars project" and that neighbors were being billed directly; he described multiple apparent discrepancies and said public‑records requests had not produced a reconciliation.
District staff responded during the meeting that public‑records requests have been handled and that when records responsive to a request exist they have been provided; staff also noted there are occasions with no responsive records and that the district has supplied estimates, timelines and source documents where available. The board did not adopt a specific reconciliation action at the meeting; members said they would continue to respond to records requests and to provide the project documentation the district holds.
