Category: Commentary

Protecting Fragile Ecology of Truckee Tahoe

Flights and plane noise complaints on the rise in Truckee, Airport reports

  Call for Action – Help by Reporting Plane Noise to Truckee Airport – Bookmark This Page and Use Link Below [cmsms_button button_link=”https://truckeetahoeairport.com/contact?noise=true” button_target=”blank” button_text_align=”center” button_font_weight=”100″ button_font_style=”normal” button_padding_hor=”20″ button_bg_color=”#aed957″ animation_delay=”0″]REPORT JET/PLANE NOISE OVER TRUCKEE-TAHOE HOMES, TRAILS, LAKES AND WILDLIFE – CLICK HERE [/cmsms_button][cmsms_text] [/cmsms_text]   Eco Truckee Tahoe News According to a Truckee Airport official…
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Truckee Airport Noisy Private Jets Disturb Tahoe Wildlife

[cmsms_row][cmsms_column data_width=”1/1″][cmsms_text] A Prosser neighborhood dog on a walk very close to the area where coyotes were disturbed by a loud private jet flying from Truckee airport. Truckee Airport Noisy Private Jets Disturb Tahoe Wildlife A News Commentary by Ted Lipien, Eco Truckee Tahoe – EcoTruckee.org We have been aware for a long time of…
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Town of Truckee Concerned About Squaw Valley Development

Eco Truckee Tahoe Commentary Town of Truckee Concerned About Squaw Valley Development By Ted Lipien At their July 14, 2015 meeting, three members of the Town of Truckee Council expressed deep concerns about water, traffic, and housing impacts on the town and its citizens in response to the Village at Squaw Valley Specific Plan Draft…
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Truckee Airport Owes Residents More Transparency on Tax Subsidy and Jet Noise

New Truckee Airport Facebook page lacks information on the airport’s $4.5 million tax subsidy, increasing jet noise or plans to help buy a hobby plane using public money. The Truckee Tahoe Airport, one of the most dangerous general aviation airports in the United States, is located near the downtown area of the mountain resort town…
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Environmental review exemption sought for Mayor owned brewery to be built near Truckee River

Eco Truckee Tahoe News The Town of Truckee Planning Commission will review today (May 19, 2015, 6:00 p.m., Town Hall – Council Chambers, 10183 Truckee Airport Road, Truckee, CA) Application No. 2015-00000011/DCA-DP-UP-LLA (FiftyFifty Brewing Company Production Brewery, Development Code Amendment, Development Permit, Use Permit, Lot Line Adjustment, Sign Plan); Applicant/Owner: CRB River Partners, LLC (10925…
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Surf Air could fly to Reno instead to protect fragile environment of Truckee – Tahoe

Eco Truckee Tahoe News and Commentary Surf Air could fly to Reno instead to protect fragile environment of Truckee – Tahoe By Ted Lipien With yet another Surf Air semi-commercial service to Truckee starting May 23, many Truckee – Tahoe region residents will experience more frequent plane noise and diminishment of their enjoyment of clean…
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Truckee residents raise aviation safety and plane noise concerns

Commentary By Ted Lipien Residents raise aviation safety and plane noise concerns in asking Truckee Airport Board to acquire open space land At the April 22, 2015 Truckee Tahoe Airport District board meeting, Truckee residents, including several local pilots, raised aviation safety, plane noise, and overdevelopment concerns in asking board members to consider open space…
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Northstar and Truckee complain about growing jet noise

Commentary By Ted Lipien Truckee Tahoe Airport District Board Director Tom Van Berkem Truckee Tahoe Airport Board Director Tom Van Berkem revealed at recent board meetings that he has been getting more complaints from his neighbors at Northstar, as well as from Truckee residents who approach him at local Safeway and Save Mart stores, about…
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Truckee Councilman Goodwin defends pro-development vote

Eco Truckee Tahoe News In a comment on Eco Truckee Tahoe Facebook post,Truckee Town Council member Morgan Goodwin defended his March 24 pro-development vote. Councilman Goodwin, Town of Truckee Mayor Alicia Barr, and Council members Carolyn Wallace Dee and Patrick Flora had ignored concerns about overdevelopment, traffic congestion, risk of plane crashes, air pollution and…
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Town of Truckee Approves Joerger Ranch Development

Eco Truckee Tahoe Commentary More Development Approved for Truckee, Local Residents’ Concerns Ignored at Town Council Meeting By Ted Lipien MARCH 24, 2015 Town of Truckee Mayor Alicia Barr and Council members Carolyn Wallace Dee, Morgan Goodwin, and Patrick Flora ignored concerns about overdevelopment, traffic congestion, risk of plane crashes, air pollution and other safety…
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