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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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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Eco Truckee Tahoe News and Commentary Trout Creek Pocket Park, the project to revitalize and enhance a neglected park in Truckee’s historic downtown at the corner of of Jibboom Street and Bridge Street, is “currently planned, permitted, designed and ready for construction in 2015,” according to latest Mountain Area Preservation Foundation (MAP) online and email…
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Be Creative for the Environment – Volunteer for Eco Truckee Tahoe Journalism Project EcoTruckee.org is looking for reporters, writers, poets, photographers, filmmakers, social media gurus, marketers and other creative and managerial souls to help protect the environment through eco-journalism. Email: Ted Lipien – tedlipien@gmail.com Send e-mail
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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