HomeMy Public PortalAboutPublic Comment #25 (Didrickson)Sunday, April 14, 2013
Outline for a speech before the City of Truckee Planning Commission about the
Tahoe Marina Site Visit
Our Donner Lake cabin is located at 12950 Donner Pass Road, which is right across the
street from Tahoe Donner Marina. I have expressed our concerns in a letter to Jenna
Endres dated April 6, 2013.
Over the years the Marina has gone from a family type place for children to swim, play
and enjoy family interaction with their Mom and Dad. With sailboats offered for rent,
kayaks and paddle boards teenager could learn to sail. And the summer hours were from
7 AM to 9 PM. But with the proposed expansion of pavers, lawn area, retaining walls and
lights for walkways and 10 foot high double light poles in the area in front of the "snack
bar" with two gas fire pits the Tahoe Donner Board is thinking of taking the Marina in a
different direction.
When I went of line and found www.tahoedonner.com /weddings /rates. I found that they
would have weddings at The Grotto, Pavilion Lawn Area and at the Tahoe Donner
Marina. The most expensive rate is $1000 on Saturday and Sunday for the Marina. And
that is per hour. The web sight has also photos of several couples who have had their
weddings done there.
The proposed Marina has walkways around the grass area with lights and a separate small
area set up at one end for an area where the wedding parry could stand.
The proposed wedding area is be hidden from Donner Pass Road by a series of six Jeffery
Pines. These trees will be planted almost under a high power line with a transformer on a
power pole in the same area where the grass area is proposed. The utility company will
have to trim back the tops of the trees at a set period.
We question the reasoning behind the substantial investment for capitol improvements
which the Donner Tahoe Board is going after the Wedding Business, longer operation
hours for a "snack bar with wine and beer license ". That will increase traffic on
Donner Pass Road, parking problems (they don't have enough room for boat trailers
now). Tahoe Donner cars now park in the bike lane on our side of the road when they
don't want to walk a couple of blocks (Truckee will give a parking ticket).
Last summer was a preview of what was to come please read what I wrote on my three
page letter to Jenna Endres.
Thank you,
Neal Didriksen
12950 Donner Pass Road
Truckee, CA 96161