Article Written By: Hannah Jones Visit Truckee — a brand created by the Truckee Chamber of Commerce — for the first time in the town’s history hit key hospitality metrics, including a 53% average hotel occupancy rate. However, this is still lower than the state average of 75%. “While the baseline metrics are a milestone for success, we believe there is room for improvement in Meet Our Team
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Placer County Moving Forward with Housing Trust
Article Written By: Hannah Jones Placer County is moving forward with establishing a private trust to fund affordable housing projects. “The idea is to provide gap funding to affordable builders with real projects,” Jeff Short, legislative advocate for the North State Building Industry Association, told Placer County supervisors last week. The county currently manages a public housing Meet Our Team
Kingvale Recreational Resort Currently Listed For Sale – $6 million
Article Written By: Sierra Sun SODA SPRINGS — For those tired of sharing snow with the Lake Tahoe masses, and are plush with an extra $6 million, a recreational resort has hit the market just before winter. Kingvale Recreational Resort off Interstate 80 in Soda Springs, about eight miles from Donner Summit, has been listed for $5,999,000 by California Outdoor Properties. The 297-acre property Meet Our Team
Placer County Considering Adoption of New Short-Term Rental Ordinance
Article Written By: Hannah Jones UPDATE: This story has been updated to reflect Placer County has not yet adopted the ordinance. The first reading of the ordinance occurred Tuesday. A second reading will happen at the next board meeting. The Sierra Sun regrets the error. With more than 3,700 short-term rentals on the books, Placer County is looking to adopt an ordinance to address issues Meet Our Team
Talk of New Library in Truckee
Article Written By: Hannah Jones Truckee is continuing to work on bringing a new library to the town by working with Nevada County on the design and funding of a new facility. “The town continues to be very supportive of a new modern community hub and library space,” Truckee Town Manager Jeff Loux told Nevada County supervisors Tuesday. The county has been working with the town, the Friends of Meet Our Team
