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Sierra Watch Claims Placer County Board Violated Law During Squaw Valley Development Approval | Court Date Set

What you need to know about Sierra Watch’s Lawsuit against Placer County Board of Supervisors regarding its approval of Squaw Valley Ski Holdings plans for development at Squaw Valley Ski Resort, Lake Tahoe, CA: The Lawsuit, brought by Sierra Watch, alleges that Placer County officials gave documents, pertaining to the development, to the Board of Supervisors less than 72 hours […]
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Public Speaks Out Against Squaw Valley Village Expansion

125 people showed up to the Placer County Planning Commission meeting held in Kings Beach, CA yesterday at 10am to discuss the Draft Environmental Impact Report (dEIR) for Squaw Valley ski resorts proposed village expansion project. During the public comment period 19 people got up and spoke to the Placer County Planning Commission and all 19 of them spoke against the village expansion development project. Most of the public speakers were […]
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Sierra Watch Claims 25% of Squaw/Alpine Gondola Crosses Protected Lands

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The conservation group Sierra Watch has just released a statement claiming that the gondola Squaw/Alpine has proposed to connect the two resorts would cross into protected public lands in the Granite Chief wilderness. It appears that as much as 25% of the proposed gondola would cross public lands. To learn more, please read the detailed press release below. Olympic Valley, Calif. – When KSL Capital Partners announced plans to connect Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows earlier this week, they put their proposed gondola on a collision course with federally designated […]
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