Second BMP Talks meeting adds to solutions
April 9, 2008
Participants in the second BMPTalks meeting April 2 came up with several innovative solutions to the problems they identified in their first meeting two weeks earlier. BMPTalks is a series of meetings between Tahoe citizens and policymakers on ways to improve BMP regulations.
The group made several suggestions that could make the BMPs process easier and more accessible for Tahoe residents. (Here’s a full list of solutions proposed by participants at the meeting.)
Some of the solutions were new to the BMP specialists. For example, Paul Reardon, South Lake Tahoe resident, came up with the idea that BMP notifications could be sent to residents along with property tax notices. Lesley Higgins, from the Tahoe Resource Conservation District, said that it would be a good idea to consider BMP taxes. John Cobourn, UNR CooperativeExtension Office, said that there should be more resources to support BMPs, including grants and subsidies.
“There should be more outside funding supporting the BMP program,” Cobourn said.
It was also noted that many of the ideas have already been thought of in the past.
“We’ve already seen many of these solutions in practice,” said Tim Hagan, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency. “For some reason, they just didn’t work.”
Knowing that, BMP Talks participants will try to come up with a resolution that will really engage citizens and will last. During the next week in the online conversation on the BMP Talks forum they will discuss various key solutions and try to identify the most powerful ones. The third BMP Talks meeting, scheduled for April 15, will focus on identifying what actions the committee wants to recommend.
Voice your opinion on this discussion on the BMP Talks forum.
See a full list of solutions proposed by participants of this project.
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