Basin lacks workforce housing
April 26, 2007
What kind of communities do you want to see at Lake Tahoe in 10 years?
Given current trends, the path to the future branches in two opposite directions: Tahoe as a playground for the rich populated by weekend and seasonal visitors or Tahoe as a diverse community where many of the people who work at the lake during the day also live there.
In both scenarios the lake
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Workforce housing I would like to see communities and agencies in Tahoe make a commitment to insuring that workers at the Lake are able to live near where they work. Reducing the pollution that results from long commutes, making commute times shorter so people can spend time with families, enabling workers to stay at their jobs longer and creating a core of residents who care about what happens at the Lake, would all be positive benefits of making a more concerted effort to diversify housing options available at the Lake.
How much land is enough? Right now 87 percent of the Tahoe Basin is undevelopable, either because it was purchased by the Forest Service, the California Tahoe Conservancy or is unbuildable. How much land is enough to mitigate man’s footprint? Stop the crap, NIMBYs. Does keeping Tahoe blue mean no people or just not in your neighborhood? Wonder what you are going to do when there are no people to keep the grocery stores open or prevent wildfire from burning your house? Enjoy your piece of paradise now. But remember this moment when you can’t find teachers for your schools or electricians when you blow a fuse.