HomeMy Public PortalAboutPublic Comment #27 (Schifferle)Laura Dabe
Subject: FW: TDA Marina Expansion Project
Attachments: TDA Homeowner Surveys 2006- 2009.pdf; Donner Lake My Safe Place TD News 209 Liz
Rodler.pdf
Dear Bruce,
Thanks for arranging access and the site visit at the Tahoe Donner Marina. It was very helpful.
My apologies, I think Iliad a senior moment in my last email. I confused your name with Bruce Douglass. Glad to see
you are still serving the community, it has been awhile since our paths crossed. Great to see you again last night.
Attached are some historical TDA survey results. I will be submitting at tonight's meeting. Here is an electronic copy
for the files. [Also I thought I would bring 5 copies.)
I think the surveys show the homeowner sentiment for protecting natural areas and the natural environment. Tahoe
Donner is an important residential area to the Town of Truckee. It makes an affordable and livable place for folks who
are supporting other major developments. From a planning perspective, these folks seek to live and work here because
of the access to the amazing natural areas rather than the manmade recreation or event centers.
Also is an article by a girl who has been coming to the Tahoe Donner Marina since she was 23. It gives a sense of the
sentirnent, peace, joy and mental adjustment this place provides so many.
Regards,
Patty 5chifferle
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The amazing sound of the light Sierra
breeze rippling through thousands of pine
:gees reaches my ears and brings a smile to my
lips. I sit with my toes submerged in the strik-
ing blue water that fills Donner Lake and enjoy
the perfection of the moment. The blue water
ranges from a vibrant aqua to a deep indigo
and contrasts greatly with the rich greens and
earthy browns of the surrounding forest. I
look up at the puffy white clouds that dot the
picture perfect blue sky and close my eyes to
marvel at how the bright yellow sun warms
my eyelids. The hard wooden dock beneath
my sitting form bobs slightly as the wake of a
passing motorboat reaches the shore. I inhale
and smell the sweet pine trees and can almost
taste the burgers someone is grilling nearby.
Small children squeal as they jump off of the
algae covered rocks and into the icy water.
Little fish dart around their tiny feet and a
crawdad shuffles into one of the many traps. I
dive into the cool water and feel it, as smooth
as silk, rush around me. I hold my breath as I
kick down deeper, towards the sandy bottom,
and pull myself back onto the dock. I lie on my
towel and feel the sun tuck me into an envelope
of warmth and let the wind dry my damp hair.
I've heard the saying `a safe harbor,' but I don't
think the first person to say it meant it as
literally as I do when I say, "Donner Lake is my
safe harbor."
I come armed with my bathing suit, a book,
my iPod, and never enough sunscreen, and
leave with a horrible sunburn and a smile on
my reddened face. Even the things that would
annoy or discourage other people, I have come
to love. At Donner Lake, the sand burns my
feet and I have to resort to sprinting across the
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blazing surface, but I wouldn't have it any other
way. The forest green lounge chairs scorch my
skin as I recline to read my book and the sand
sticks to my damp towel. I eat crispy burg-
ers and under cooked French fries on the old
chairs that are bolted to the deck. I sit on the
wobbly dock and try not to trip as I walk to
the edge to sit and suck on a Popsicle. My days
at Donner Lake are enjoyable in a way that is
sometimes hard to appreciate, like the annoy-
ing sound of a leaky faucet that is incredibly an-
noying, but a comforting sound just the same.
Donner Lake is one of the only places.that I
can visit and, no matter what else is going on in
my life, trust to be the same. It may be covered
in a blanket of feathery white snow, or over
run with hundreds of sun burnt tourists, but it
is still the same lake. As soon as I kick off my
shoes and let my toes dig into the coarse, grainy
sand, I feel at home. The feeling of familiarity
that floods through my body as I step onto the
faux -wood dock is like no other feeling in the
world. I know that when I'm there, just for a
little while, nothing else matters. Donner Lake
has its little quirks that drive other people
away, but to me they just give the lake person-
ality and I wouldn't change it even if I could.
The lake is the one place that lets me take a
break from daily worries and troubles. It is, and
always will be, my safe harbor.
Submitted by Marilyn Disbrow
Written by Liza Rodler
Liza has been coming to Tahoe Donner
and Donner Lake every summer since she
was born. She is 13 years old.
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Snack bar
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Boat ramp
Beach BBQ's
Fishing dock
Lessons
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The following information was com-
piled from the first fourteen questions
of the Demographic Survey that was sent
out in April, 2006. Responses to the remain-
ing questions will be published in issues
of Tahoe Donner News over the next two
months. We hope that you find the results
informative and insightful. If you have any
questions, contact us at (530) 587 -9431.
Percentages used were rounded.
Answers
18 -24
25 -34
35 -44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Prefer not to answer
Total Respondents
Male
Female
Total Respondents
4
5 or more
Total Respondents
Total Respondents
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Answers
Total
Percent
Answers
None
2005
81
Response Average
1
249
10
Total Respondents
2
170
7
31 -50
3
48
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51 or more
4 or more
12
0
Total Respondents
Total Respondents
2484
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2232
91
0
1
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2
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3
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3
12
0
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5
0
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Total Respondents
2460
1
Total Respondents
Primary Residence
504
20
1 year
Second home, don't rent
1511
60-
2 years
Second home, do rent
323
13 '
3 - 5 years
Long -term rental
50
2
6 - 10 years
Vacant tot
123
5
11 or more years
Under construction
14
1
Total Respondents
Total Respondents
259~5
Yes 206 8, Tahoe /Mtn. Lifestyle
No 2314 92 Amenities
Total Respondents 2520 Proximity to other
recreation
Business Opportunities
Investment
Total Respondents
Response Average 1.0 Less than 35,000
Total Respondents 1705 $35,001 - $50,000
$50,001 - $100,000
MUM - $150,000
$150,001 - $200,000
$200,000 or more
Prefer not to answer
Total Respondents