[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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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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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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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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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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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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‘The End of Snow’ A Squaw Valley murder mystery novel by Prudy Grimes Reviewed by Ted Lipien A death in Squaw Valley may mean the death of Squaw Valley, at least as we know it now. Prudy Grimes’ debut full-length mystery novel, “The End of Snow,” is subtitled “Murder in Squaw Valley: A Laura Bailey…
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Commentary Public Sees Bullying in Truckee Airport Boardroom By Ted Lipien Truckee Tahoe Airport District Board Directors Mary Hetherington and Tom Van Berkem faced by Board President John Jones and Director James Morrison, Northstar California, February 12, 2015. Public sees bullying in Truckee Tahoe Airport boardroom, a pro-evironment airport board director said. What I saw…
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Commentary By Ted Lipien JetSuite Plane at Truckee Airport. JetSuite is one of several companies offering semi-commercial plane travel to Truckee for affluent travelers who seem unconcerned about the damage private jets do to the quality of life of local residents and the environment. EcoTruckee.org Public Domain Photo by Ted Lipien Call to Scrap 2004…
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Truckee needs a new Public Library more than a $9 million jet hangar
The small Truckee Public Library building lacks new technology, reading rooms and meeting space for large numbers of students and adults. If you have noticed more and more loud private jets flying low over residential neighborhoods in Truckee and over trails and lakes in the Donner and Tahoe area, you are not alone. What you…
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