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P.O. BOX 971,TRUCKEE, CA 96160
Tony Lashbrook July 26th, 2004
Planning Department, Town of Truckee
10183 Airport Rd.
Truckee CA
96161
Re: Montano Development
Dear Tony:
Last Spring I spoke to you and Scott Ferguson about the Montano Development on the
north shore of Donner Lake which had the potential of disturbing or destroying a spring
fed meadow and pond. I was reassured by both you and Scott that the development
could not proceed unless the wetlands were preserved.
Last week, in response to a concerned neighbor, I visited the site and was appalled to
find that a road was being graded immediately next to the pond, and may well have been
covering part of the riparian area. No precautions were being taken to protect the
wetlands from sediment arising from the construction. In addition, logging debris was
scattered over the wetlands.
Apparently this was made possible because somebody at the PUD determined that
"Utilities Need"justified this grading and damage to the wetlands. This, if true, would be
a ridiculous excuse because there is lots of space above and below the wetlands where
the utilities could have been placed.
My expectation would be that in a well run Town, The Town and agencies would work
together, and certainly not undercut one another. in view of the threat these actions pose
to the environment, I would hope that the Town, Lahontan Regional Water Quality
Board, and the PUD would immediately communicate with one another and take
effective action. The Best Management Practices the Town and Lahontan have worked
so hard to develop should be applied to this project at once, and not be allowed to be
irrelevant
John ton
President, Mountain Area Preservation Foundation
Cc: Scott Ferguson, LRWQB, TDPUD Board of Directors, Truckee Town Council
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