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To Whom It May Concern,
Thank you for asking and also allowing me the opportunity to share my STR and COVID-19 experience as a property owner and a concerned STR patron.
In addition I have some concerns to address with the County that over lap the new STR codes, COVID119 , Seasonal Emergency Issues & Responses.
Example is : my residential loop street right off the HWY (minutes from 2 fire-stations- so why the lag) and if our emergency and county efforts are as such than how can we be diligent in emergencies more rural? My issues encompass: STR's, full time residence : all categories: elderly and house caught fire and did fire prevention- thank goodness , the house between mine and the house that caught fire does not do any fire &/or house maintenance (timber box) & a constant problem house with long term renters who where caught illegally STR profiting & possibly still continuing unethical practices (see below).
I appreciate the forum to do so as I have experienced some grievances and this is a nice cathartic way to express and share my real concerns. I also want to thank the ones who deserve credit (see below).
Just prior to the COIVD-19 news frenzy I was very focused on the season at hand.
It snowed over Thanksgiving and not again until recently. We have had a very dry winter start. I enjoyed not having to shovel, however I knew we needed water.
I hoped to get to see my dad (retired from US military, moved to Hawaii) and my mom (who has been in the mid-west and was going to fly over once I got situated with dad in Hawaii) this late winter season. I had planned all year to take February and March off to do so.
To my dismay, Placer County gave property owners new code ordinances for short term (vacation) rentals: (Noticed January 17 to be completed by March 31st). I found the County letter of Permit Update Compliance to be demanding. This was priceless time I should have been with my family. STR put me at health risk as the end of January and into March were not the right months to push someone like me to be outside working on fire codes, and unbeknownst, but to add to further insult next came the COVID concern! The STR changes are proven to be justified to me as they are most expensive for me, an individual (and more expensive than any other Placer County Individual business license fee and renewal). ( see my email exchange between):
From: J Swedelius [mailto:rentalstay@outlook.com]
From: J Swedelius [mailto:rentalstay@outlook.com]
Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2020 11:05 PM
To: STR <STR@placer.ca.gov>; REV Transient Occupancy Tax <TOT@placer.ca.gov>
Subject: Fw: TAX PAYER'S REPLY TO --- Re: Transient Occupancy Tax Ordinance Update - continued
From: Doug Jastrow <DWJastro@placer.ca.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2020 8:37 AM
To: J Swedelius <rentalstay@outlook.com>
Subject: RE: TAX PAYER'S REPLY TO --- Re: Transient Occupancy Tax Ordinance Update - continued...}
I couldn't believe it. We all had to readjust our next couple of weeks. I was just shy of depression because of all the fire turmoil in Australia; so I took it all to heart. We all understand the value of that. This postponement news was also disappointing to my family, whom I planned to be visiting. I no longer could make the dates because the County wants: subcontractor check list, fire codes, more fees for more permits, etc... all by March 31st. I have always been in compliance and good standing.
My family and I also understood the overall requests were for the most part for the right reasons: fire prevention is paramount and if my community who is renting STR also has to comply then that makes me happy that our town was being more stream lined with a focus on updated codes regarding fire prevention.
Fire prevention wise, that does make sense and it has been a dry winter, so summer seems fragile. I am glad though that I got busy with spring and summer outside chores and it does feel better knowing that a lot of us in the community are hunkering down for fire prevention. Cal Fire is very serious and using Australia in everything they want to get their point across with quickly.
My head cannot take much more of the government (& Smokey the bear) and pressing my fear factor as the way to communicate their point,. I took a day off from the news and it was the best thing for my headaches. I was exhausted the last few weeks and did not know how long it would take me because of weather on top of all of my original to do's and itinerary.
So, I got angry with the County for the exorbitant amount of work this caused: physical in the cold (risking my health) and expensive at a time of off season for me, very demanding with their verbiage in official letters and time frame! But I put my best foot forward and did the work, knowing that definitely from an environmental stand point I did agree that new code ordinances are a good idea here in the Tahoe and surrounding areas.
Next is from my economical point of view
It was quite the tedious,(time consuming (time is $), very frustrating process and also very demanding of a deadline. I was grateful we had a break from weather (no snow in the region) just so I would not have that chore on top of finishing the newest in criteria from the STR updates. I submitted my application and just received my Certificate from the County on March 9th 2020.
These pictures represent a few examples of how much work that was required in a short amount of time during the winter and we achieved that.
Next (only after passing the County's approval) is the approval of the Fire Department. My request for inspection is in with the Fire Department.
All fees are paid (I have stated I find to be expensive for me, an individual who was already compliant $347.00) = to the County of Placer which includes the Fire Department's fees.
The Fire Dept was already swamped due to the new code update inquiries and properties that need to be checked. Now that I have submitted my application to them they will issue your inspection date, but not get back to me with until date April 1st. So basically it’s a sit and wait game which is very frustrating because I do not know if I can use any time productively and go see my family!!!
Needless to say that really messed up the last few months (to see my family) and a tad into the future because I still (to the date of this writing) don't know the Fire Department’s date of our property inspection.
After my frustration started to subside from that while I was achieving the last of the requirements, I also recognized that this may weed out some of the competition. This is a good thing too. There were a lot of properties not doing things on the up & up. Tahoe was getting pushed to the max on its infrastructure for the last decade +. {As I have seen firsthand (as well as my family & classmates IHS '91).
I am 47 years old and lived on Park Lane for 28 years (owned for 20) (I believe I know this street) and the concerns surrounding the Crystal Bay Fire-lookout and more in our local area (I grew up on Jennifer St above the fire-station & we were one of four families evacuated because of that avalanche in 1986). .
I am one of the very few property owners that was raised here (all school systems locally, purchased my home before the main market boom 20 years ago so I wouldn't be priced out of my own home town, have a different working career independent of STR, volunteer with wild horse causes in the neighboring mountain ranges, and am an extreme sports person}. I purchased my property and rented it before there were online DIY rental companies, so I have been in 'the know' for a while. I was due to raise my rates and get in the going rate scale (as also professionally suggested for my property). Yay, to all of that!
In current day:
Then on March 26th, 2020, after I got my copy of the Placer County STR Permit, and have a copy of paid fees; I got a letter NOTICE OF PERMIT REQUIREMENT , stating that their records indicate that you have not received my STR requirement information and I have not obtained a STR Permit. That added a few weeks of extra confusion and worry! I decided to call the Placer County STR number they have on the notice because, I personally have been in-front of my computer too much these days and it should be a simple issue to look into under regular circumstances. So, I decided to experiment and see if the County lines were up and ready to take a basic call such as mine. To further dismay, they were not; instead I got an earful with a message regarding all information that is additionally added because of the COVID-19. Most of which was that the County has extended the deadline and additional 2 months. That is double the time of the original update requirements postings. This appalled me! Next there was not a live operator, I needed to leave a message. The next day I did not hear back, so I tried the County number again. This time, I followed one of many lengthy automated prompts, which in the end did not work the two more times I tried: I got thru to a man who told me from a forwarded line that I had the wrong extension. He would then try to forward me to a Johann (sp?) and as the message recorder got half way thru her voice greeting the line went cold. So that's when I tried again, the same forwarded county man said he would now try to connect me to a Dean..., but that did not go thru either. I gave up, drafted my email; this chasing around took all day, so decided to reread and send the next day. Literally as I was about to push the send button a representative did call me back. I started from the beginning: The new STR process is demanding, expensive and time consuming; however I understand how important it is to be united and for Fire Prevention especially so in the end I understand and am grateful we will be united and up to date. We discussed many of my basic questions about the Permit application, Fire Department scheduling, and possible issuance of a credit of any kind and extend my future expiration?! However, that was not the priority, just needed to be addressed though.
I want to stay current and have all current information with the STR's, so I was not interested in cancelling my paperwork.
And I also want proper communication to be able to stay informed and address my issues (currently grievances) as in the accompanying email, the way the STR and COVID-19 issues are effecting and concerning me.
My next concern was the County's duty to protect our lands and waterways and to not promote them especially in masses when we could very easily be damaging our best resource in AMERICA. He kindly asked me if I personally wanted to cancel out of renting and I too am in a conundrum. I do know it is my choice (once the national lifts are set) to rent if I want to or not. I also have a choice who I can rent to, my patrons are non-smokers, usually in real need of R&R and am happy to understand how the locals live; unlike hotels, casino's, construction and other big business like that (an oxymoron for the environment and the real mountain person). Yes, it is my strong opinion that a true mountain person does not need nor want these types of industries here.
So, what is my experience just during and after COVID-19 with the STR I've been asked more than once by important people in my life.(?)
THE BEST THING TO HAVE HAPPEN FROM COVID-19 IS FINALLY PEACE AND QUIET!!!!!
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE MOUNTAINS WHEN THEY ARE MELLOW!!!! Mountains are meant to be Mellow!
I could finally hear the geese honking again,from a distance then flew all the way over head; that sound and relation to distance was awesome. . I actually head the owl who one night. I thought to myself, who their life survival skills are off of their calls. I wonder how much they struggle, when human society is buzzing at it's max? (I also think we could appease to (most) tourism by keeping a population status quo here).
Example: Personally I'd pay a higher dollar amount to be away from bustle. I know the man who made Fortune Magazine cover personally and he would too. So maybe we need to filter/pick our clientele?! Or possibly people need to get a tourist permit like we do when we want to white water raft Rivers. Maybe a complimentary but mandatory basic health screening
I do propose we have a Noise Ban in the Basin.
-No Loud and/or high pitch Man Made Noise -
especially vehicles &/or vessels. {If you have ever suffered from migraines (onset by noise) you'd understand. If you have not- feel lucky}. .
Possibly a check like we have a smog check.
That is what the mountains are for!!!! Not what has happened here the last 15 years! It has been amazing in the early part of the stay home order, was remarkably what Tahoe was like when it was busy about 20 years ago.
Not just Tahoe and the surrounding areas but much of our world is just a mess! Tahoe was an absolute nightmare in the last decade or more! It seemed to be fueled by greed, with no care for environmental impact, just the "use of the territory". This place was packed to the gills and was so loud! Awful, thumps of cars stereos, heavy trucks, boats, airplanes, so many gangbusters and with all of that comes more criminals.
The peace and quiet has already proven to be short lived. In the last week there has been an increase in traffic noise again where I live. It has gotten steady again during the AM and late afternoon hours and some vehicles are downright rude (noise (engine sounds, muffler, stereos) & odors can be smelled for more than 60 ft away (diesel exhaust, brakes, cigarettes).
Almost every morning again now, I am interrupted by some man made vehicles: regular & heavy size to trucks, a high pitch mosquito sounding motorcycle zoomed by one peaceful morning (woke me up) (how rude)!
Other locals and business owners also in common understanding that we do not care for the heavy street noise from motorcycles as I just recently discusses with Farmers Insurance Broker, Dan Carpenter. It disrupts everything around as far as noise is concerned and it it completely unnecessary in the Basin. Street Vibrations is simply obnoxious! My 90 year old Grandma quit visiting me because of the street bike noise in the summer, was just too much for her (& hearing aids). So I am very sensitive to the stress that noise causes and has immensely increased over the years too - opposite of why want to I reside here.
I can hear sounds from the end of Park and HWY 28 too and seems as if the traffic is becoming steady (again (I know the hours - just do not want to write it- so more will travel). More were here this past last few weekends than Martin Luther Holiday in the winter.
Hygienically speaking too the motorcycle and construction world generally looks like this and I am not very excited about that either.
As also noted by my profession - clinical skincare, ie personal hygiene & spa concepts (quiet & care) - (not loud/destructive & a culture for germs)
Primarily because of this I believe that the Counties have their priorities backwards as to who is a priority field to go back to work during pandemic times.
A big relief is the STR's who are not on the up & up. My immediate experience with this is: that things have been a bit off for years with a problem rental house 205 Park Lane, Kings Beach CA 96143. Please see my detailed 3 page report to the Placer County official at email nc_igowin@placer.ca.gov on 12/28/19, who also forwarded to her supervisor, (thank you for all of your help regarding that matter).
From: J Swedelius <rentalstay@outlook.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2019 8:43 PM
To: Irma Gowin <NC_IGowin@placer.ca.gov>
Subject: Complaint re: 205 Park Lane Kings Beach CA - (1 of 3)
From: Irma Gowin <NC_IGowin@placer.ca.gov>
Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2019 5:42 PM
To: rentalstay@outlook.com <rentalstay@outlook.com>
Subject: FW: Complaint re: 205 Park Lane Kings Beach CA - (1 of 3)
Hello Jessica,
Thank you, I received all three of your e-mails. The information you provided will help determine potential violation/s of short-term rental activity followed by a warning notice as an initial start of the due process. As mentioned, I will first be reviewing the information with the Code Compliance Supervisor.
Best regards and thank you again,
Irma Gowin, CCEO
Contract Code Compliance Officer, CSG Consultants
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Placer County, Community Development Resource Agency
Short-Term Rental Code Compliance
Thank you for your efforts regarding investigating 205 Park Lane, earlier this year
The one good thing that may stick is after the new code updates and letter to the owner of the property days prior to the COVID-19 I heard a rumor they were not going to rent (illegally) anymore (we'll see). I say that because still to the date of this writing and a national shelter in place these renters at this house are pushing all limits: many visitors, out a lot, cars in/out, loud music partying, little dogs barking at every visitor and UPS near daily, ie., not taking things seriously.
We all know the reality of the virus here is very real.
But to bring it to home., ie North Lake Tahoe, Kings Beach, CA. The rental neighbors (205 Park Lane & 224 Park Lane) on both ends of me had the flu in February.
One pulled thru (224 Park Lane - STR in summer and ski lease to avoid lack of parking contentions - STR complaint still TBD - owner announced possible sale), the current tenant told me during his sickness, it was the worst he's been thru.
However, the (205 Park Lane - long term rental aka problem house. and topic of a three page complaint in months prior) has had a renter/tenant/person (ie., IHS high school mate class of '92, Frank Encinas) die there (at the house) end of February 2020.!
He passed away right here at 205 Park Lane, Kings Beach of the flu in February (I went to his celebration of life Feb 28) (it was before big media frenzy). Local kids wondered if it was an over dose because that house is a notorious drug (cocaine) house (current occupant may possibly be related to the owner) nonetheless, the current tenants admitted they were getting ready for a CBC show in the house when this occurred. Interestingly, they talked about him at the celebration of life party saying the deceased wrote on his facebook page, that he had a bad flu.
Well, many of us wondered flu or not? This is very scary for all the reasons!!!
The curiosity of the time was, why did they not call 911? Instead the host called another junkie to come over, loaded him in the car and drove him to the Truckee hospital. The host claimed she did not know if he had insurance so the ambulance may be too expensive. We all seriously questioned the motive and the time of death. Was it at the house or in the car? Why not an ambulance regardless of $, ie., what may she be trying to hide from authorities in the house? Nonetheless it is over and it was before the CDC info on what is happening and what to do. They would be past their contagious stage as the 14 day quarantine has gone by but they are constantly intermixing in and out of our community (ie., Bay Area cars there all the time - regardless of STR or not). There is an expression, in times of need; the clean get cleaner and the dirty get dirtier.
Mainly though this house also represents many of the same age framed Tahoe party people mentalities re; does not follow rules and does not care about anything except parties. An example: they had hordes of cars there for two weeks right after the celebration. Weirdest part is my two neighbors who had the flu have never met but look alike; one made it and one did not and I am constantly reminded of it, when the new (loud) guy shows up. Eerie!
I got a later start to writing this letter to the County than I wanted because of a few other things like:
It just takes one bad seed though:
More dismay, -More revolving door issues: the problem house 205 Park Lane, Kings Beach CA 96143, had a loud outside birthday party April 1, 2020. I have grown very distraught over this house, the noise and the constant dog barking at every person who comes & goes, excessive vehicles, also parking on weeded shoulders of the road, just under a county no parking sign even (just so simple it is backwards for them. They do not look at the sign nor to what is on the correct facing side for the direction of a regular car, nor does the county enforce something as real as that, that I have witnessed anyway. Often the hot tail pipes on those cars just in from highway driving park over the dry weeds - after I have been inundated on fire prevention. There has been a warning notice on a vehicle but in my opinion the hostess does not flinch, ie., it's not her car and she knows it was temporary, party is over for this weekend The little dog obnoxious little loud dogs, had appeared to be, being minded for a short time until on April 16th, her tenants cars were gone, but she had a fresh new visitor, in a jeep and that dog's ear piercing bark was battling for attention over their conversation and loud music coming from inside the house from the open patio door. To the date of this writing 205 Park Lane exceeds the space in their trash bear box it overflows to the outside and days prior to pick up, even tho they have had a young bear die outside their house (hit on hwy after investigating their trash) been told by authorities not too (as seen in court documents dating back to 2014). In my opinion if they did not have so many guests all the time, they may not have so much trash that they can not manage properly. (see also pictures above and Flu & Revolving Door in Nshore).
The next issue with their trash outside is, 205 Park Lane sits on the One way In- One way Out of our otherwise clean and happy residential street. So everyone ,including STR business patrons unfortunately see this problem house's garbage spill over! That is upsetting to m, since I for one maintain my surroundings and this house is directly in my patrons view.
My other neighbors, who are "staying home" and have started asking about that house too.
Our neighborhood garbage pick up is Wednesdays, but as mentioned above 205 Park Lane has a problem with their trash being put out on days that are not trash days. As I was now working at my outside desk (as mentioned below regarding the fire).
A mid sized Bear cruised thru my yard (two weeks after the fire mentioned below) and appeared to be heading toward the trash of 205 Park Lane (as there were blue bags outside the bear box for at least 24 hrs prior to pick up. I was able to avoid it & see to it that it was detoured from traveling that direction (as we made noise in the direction we did not want it to go. Basically this house is a problem; I feel like it needs a babysitter for the tenants in it and it is exhausting to have people like that live here.
2014
2020
Medium sized Bear - came down from the forest -5/5/20
cruised around for a moment
&
headed toward 205 Park Lane's Trash Outside
205 Park Lane - 5/5/20
May 2020 - more Trash Out Days Early
&
More Unknown Cars
Trash out 24hrs early - 5 19 2020
Evening of May 20th 2020
I witnessed the medium sized bear (same bear as pictured above) walk around our cabins (again) In minutes following I saw the problem neighbor & her friend return from a walk around the block; I also at that moment heard her scream and the dogs began barking uncontrollably. I assumed it was the bear I had just witnessed minutes prior. I also assumed it was going for something that smelled enticing to it, like their trash (as mentioned above) or dog food as they have more than one dog and have their doors & windows open on nice enough days.
To my dismay, in talking to a neighbor homeowner, they informed me that 205 Park Lane keeps a freezer of food on the deck. I also believe that is what I saw on their deck. Either way I could not believe the sheer stupidity.
I also talked with another immediate neighbor (as we do) and they informed me that 205 Lessee had also filmed it and posted it on Facebook. I am shocked at that too, she thinks that her encounter was cool? (It was lured by human food - she lives on the corner of the hwy----???!)
The next morning I called and reported this to the authorities, I spoke with Deputy Miller (kind, patient and informative).
They told me that there was nothing they could do. There is no law regarding that, ie there is no crime. He discussed I could possibly reach out to Wildlife Fish & Games. But he did not have any specifics that they could do in this case. He mentioned also CHP, I can not remember why, possibly because things are occurring near the hwy. .
The call in did warrant an incident report with the Sheriffs Dept and that number is: #P200505009.
I did call the Bear League; the women (was also kind, patient and informative), told me she would discuss this with her local volunteer Joel. She did agree that we can not have that type of behavior (exhibited from 205 Park Lane).
205 Park Lane - 5 23 2020 - Many cars for weekend - neighbor & I witnessed two people walking roommate Liz'z dog- go to 205 Park Lane that defiantly did not reside here - other neighbor witnessed the trash & empty beer box.
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It did not dawn on me to tell the sheriff this thought but , there is still no legal grounds they can stand on...but these are
Perfect EXAMPLES:
Of How Our Wildlife could get COVID?
COVID does transfer to animals.
This house did have a death late February 2020.
(rumor (names given upon legal request) was it was an overdose then that was also remarked that his fb posted he had a bad case of the flu)(?).
205 Park Lane Kings Beach - 5 24 2020 - note white car (arrived few days prior still here - Q is duration stay- note paddle boards- - so flu hwy house , freezer on deck and bear found is a likely receipt for giving COVID to wildlife & h2o
A different day (regarding excessive parking);
The day of April 22, 2020 frustratingly I noticed more unknown vehicles at 205 Park Lane.. I documented the vehicles for this report and was sitting at my outside desk enjoying some fresh air when the opposite of relaxing and fresh air happened!
A bad smoke smell came up the slope as does sound , it's a natural amphitheater around this side of the Basin. With that smell it intensified to something worse like brakes, An odd light puff of a cloud went thru my yard and around my workspace. Not liking this; concern. I decided to go investigate.
So I walked to the front of my property (sad but true thinking it was 205 Park, ie., the problem house or a car on the hwy).
As I looked to my left, which is toward the HWY; I saw back smoke coming out of 204 Park Lane's garage.
I immediately called 911 & went to see if my neighbors were ok! I saw the 205 Park Lane, ie., problem house kids outside & they too were aware of the fire and called 911.
However 205 Park Lane did not think quickly to to move their cars or make room for emergency teams 8 fear of explosion!!! So I found myself calling out for them to move their cars - get them out of the way -this could jump and we need to make space for crews to get in, I insisted!!! They scrambled around.
I climbed the balcony rail and found her & the dogs upstairs. We yelled to each other that we found the owners. (YAY!!!! we got them out!) They found him in the garage. That was quite a scare!!! Please look closely at photo of house on fire, he is in that truck backing out of the garage. The garage door came down at the truckbed window, blocked him in. This picture was taken moments after that.
Later the guy across the street told me he could feel the heat on his body at he is house.,ie skateboard ramp. He also told me he went to the garage and the sounds of thing popping everywhere. He did not know if it was electrical, fire garage items,,,?
He had back stuff coming up from his lungs.
There is only one house in-between myself and the fire. The house in-between does not keep up their property, the inside is full (hoarder) nor do they keep up with fire code requirements. so the fire and the concern of it spreading into the house between us terrified me! Also angers me because I am very aware and do my due diligence. Also the STR codes require me to do much work and what about a situation like mine? The neighbors do not?!
Our homes are on the corner of HWY 28 and Park Lane;, the Crystal Bay Mountain Fire Lookout as our adjoining back yards.
If the Fire Dept took this long to get to us; I can't imagine what concerns may be for more rural &/or more extreme weather or goodness sake any more tourists in the way?!!! I learned why; the Fire Dept took so long to arrive! The local Kings Beach Dept had another 911 call and were in Carnelian Bay. So Incline Village was the first to arrive on the scene and then the others started to arrive. Basically we do not have the Infa structure to handle our our community let alone more people!
The fire crew has to use chainsaws, some glass was broken. The front windows to the lake view are gone Nd all needed to be boarded and plastic-ed up. Gas, Electric, tc.. are turned off and the Fire Dept watched it all night long to make sure all the hot spots were put out. (copy of pictures from header)
For my Immediate Neighbors and Local Tax Payers the
Fire was a learning lesson on the reality of that could have been bad, response time was slow, cars in the way!,
Our homes are on the corner of HWY 28 and Park Lane;, the Crystal Bay Mountain Fire Lookout as our adjoining back yards.
If the Fire Dept took this long to get to us; I can't imagine what concerns may be for more rural &/or more extreme weather or goodness sake any more tourists in the way?!!! I learned why; the Fire Dept took so long to arrive!
The following day I learned the local Kings Beach Dept had another 911 call and were in Carnelian Bay. So Incline Village was the first to arrive on the scene and then the others started to arrive. And there was a time delay between the engines tank reserve to the Hydrant that the house may have been put out minutes prior.
What kind of impact does a house like this have on the rest of our property value:: health risk (flu /skateboard ramps...), trash, noise, illegal STR, non - to low income working household, non participating to philanthropy causes, etc...?
Those nuisance neighbors in 205 Park Lane Kings Beach CA 96143 are simply too much for me and some of my other neighbors, we are at a breaking point with them.
I wonder if this single dwelling residence has a lease agreement with one tenant? And does that one tenants state they can support the costs of the house, Hence, the house was rented to them? This particular person does not hold a job (to the best of my knowledge) she is relying on others to cover the costs. She needs many roommates to cover costs which also means many people there and these people are entitled to their guests, etc....
If it was not not COVID time; what does she do for a living ? Or earnestly & positively do in or for our community? Besides illegal AirBnB? Because in the eight years she has rented, she has never gone to a work place? I ask that because I am a person who is earnest and positively gives back to the community? I deserve transparency. from my neighbors.
Basically stop clowning around! We do not have the Infa structure to handle our our community let alone more people!
We do not need more random roommates of rental houses doing more elective stupid stuff (like build skate ramps, see below).
Please No-More childs play in regards to living in our neighborhoods.
Nor do we need to have our emergency crews and elderly neighbors have parking or excessive visitor problems re: a rental houses whether it be short or long term.
This house brings too many of 'em! (see flu & Revolving Door in Nshore).. Note* The also owner does not have an adequate size Bear Trash Box for the trash consumed by occupants here.
The Fire Dept needed that driveway space well in the next AM as they watched for hotspots. It was apparently more obvious many vehicles remained in the driveway without issue, only two.
The owner of this house is the old owner of IV & KB 7-11 & has had problem tenants in succession.
The day of the Fire on Park Lane,205 one of the roommates was building a skateboard ramp. Innocent project for a capable person.
I have no issue with the young guy and think it is a good exercise outlet. Being a property owner; I am curious if it is a liability for the owner?
Also having all those care in the axes area to the street who patronize or visit the house?
But what this ramp actually does create is unnecessary (not a required activity) loud for the rest of us. .
We are all at home (some are managing fine others are not, while others witnessed their house just catch fire, ie., just may want or need relaxing external sounds as much as possible while sitting on our balconies, quietly minding our own business.
Does the lessor need this? She does not use it; it is being built by a live in and his friend who openly admitted he does not live there.
When wheels of grown man rolling up & down- back & forth, forth & back....on the wood. In addition he slams skateboard down (as you see skateboarder do - they jump,and twist their board under their feet with the goal to land back on it appropriately) - that's not cool noise!
It is startling and adds to very trying times while we are all already a state of alert.
In addition the noise has set odd surrounding car alarms on two separate occasions on two separate owner vehicles will supply text message upon request). .
Also lightly testing just for myself but I am curious because I a caregiver, and 205 has not a good set of tenants to have next to my small skincare -spa business (even though small spa is closed now).
205 Park Lane is Opposite of my Right To Quiet Enjoyment.
For a visual to the reader, other neighbors mentioned they do not want that at the entrance & exit to our residential street.
The narcotics use & sales were conversationally confirmed, also the person with the flu who died there, were just some of the topic of concern regarding 205 among core neighbors when we congregated during the fire.
The unnecessary extra chaos between the small dogs barking at every chance they can additionally with the skateboard ramp and the additions being made to it, it has been moved to the inside of the short fence, it is a half pipe skate ramp and takes up the whole area to give example of size: - (not yet pictured): a load of lumber and friends appeared on a cars roof an with that was (skill saws, hammers, smell of varnish, the skating, music & yahoos after, has not be a good neighborly experience. Also for the most updated details on the guests that arrive please see Flu & Revolving Doori n Nshore
Please remember this house has also been a problem with tight bottle neck street and their parking during the winter too (see details below & pictures above).
Even though these people were told not to have (paying) visitors, ie., the lessee was doing illegal STR rental; (and may still possibly be).
Even though this house experienced a personal death at their house (most of the rumors were it was a drug overdose) (and the others questioned why the lessee did not call an ambulance - but instead drove him to Truckee Hospital). The lessee first hand stated to me at the celebration of life , "that it was the flu".
Even though our State & Counties are in a National Stay at Home - practice social distancing and more; this household does not!. (please see above for pictures showing exact behavior as prior to the lessee being told not to have STR, ie., Revolving Door & Over Night Company.(with the appearance, luggage and conversation of a visiting traveler to the area)
Occupants for the weekend and trash laft outside days early after visitors (as usual)
205 Park Lane lessee and roommates in fact operate their household- example: fire prevention, noise, trash, visitors. Compounded now with the COVID-19 do not practice social distancing, preventative measures and hygiene (see skater kid, skater guy's friends (long scrappy hair & scruffy beards (that would not fit under a face mask) & a handful more of lessee obnoxious/bully friends who frequent 205 Park Lane) seriously. and more (as mentioned above). Which is polar opposite of us homeowners and actual tax payers surrounding this house. The two neighbors directly across from 205 are elderly and Mike wears a mask & gloves to prevent himself and his wife who is on oxygen from getting sick. I own and operate a clinical skincare studio (personal hygiene professional) (on my property).
I (and my STR clients) have a Right To Quiet Enjoyment; 205 Park Lane violates that Right. At the kindest, 205 Park Lane clashes with myself and direct neighbors: noise, trash, excessive vehicles and their parking in roadway (obstructing one way in/out entrance to our residential street) and more!!! 205 Park Lane has just been getting away with their shenanigans for so long; they told me hastily, they have no intention to stop doing what they are doing.
My other neighbors have lost their job and are taking things very seriously, she even wears a mask when she was raking (fire prevention) and no-one else was near her. 205 Park Lane causes much tension!
This house has been nothing but a revolving door. Too much trash, too many vehicles, too much noise, bullies, two deaths: bear & human
(see flu & Revolving Door in Nshore). They appear to they do not take our community needs seriously.
The little dogs constantly are barking at the people coming and going.
I believe once the National Stay Home lift is off people like this will be right back to 'the old way'.
This letter is made as a virtual page (like a blog) because I could share it easier with anyone who may need to know. I simply could not keep up with the most recent concerns for the County.
It is time the County is made aware of these continued problems regarding this house whether we are in a COVID era or not. .
It is time the County does something (positive) for myself and the other homeowners regarding 205 Park Lane, ie., the problem house.
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THE BEST THING TO COME FROM COVID -19!
Peace and Quiet in the Mountains!
It is the first time in years I do not have a headache.
I am in the hygiene business and do clinical skincare for a living (as briefly mentioned in an email to
{From: J Swedelius [mailto:rentalstay@outlook.com]
Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2020 11:05 PM
To: STR <STR@placer.ca.gov>; REV Transient Occupancy Tax <TOT@placer.ca.gov>
Subject: Fw: TAX PAYER'S REPLY TO --- Re: Transient Occupancy Tax Ordinance Update - continued
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From: Doug Jastrow <DWJastro@placer.ca.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2020 8:37 AM
To: J Swedelius <rentalstay@outlook.com>
Subject: RE: TAX PAYER'S REPLY TO --- Re: Transient Occupancy Tax Ordinance Update - continued} ....and unbeknownst would come up again- in an email to the STR) but my example is:
I am actually able to concentrate because not just the Tahoe basin but the world has stopped much of it's BS! Unbelievably wonderful!!!!
I am working on a constructive project that I can offer to help the pubic near & far, free, at a safe distance regarding this pandemic. I got behind when my family passed and now trying to find inspiration again (may turn it into a Tribute) but for now, this is what I am working on. https://www.tahoeskincare.com/ & https://www.tahoeskincare.com/extendedhygiene
Thinking of going on the radio. Talking about the positives as I listed above: planet a break, etc... but also to do a brief insight for people regarding skincare. Maybe things like: difference between bar and liquid soap, time to cut off the excess facial hair especially full beards, dental and manicure hygiene
My opener I have said my whole career starts with,
“Your skin is your largest organ, it's is your first line to immune defense. It’s job is to hold you together and the rest of the world out.” If there is nothing wrong with your skin, people generally take it for granted, but if there is a cut or problem with the skin, we sure want to heal it right away..... So will offer free telephone consults (and go from there).
{The time is now to recognize how hygienically in-tune we need to be as a nation (USA is not, unfortunately it is not a good time to be the melting pot). And we need to think about population control! So it is my strong professional and personal opinion that the STR extensions are complete opposite of the necessity at hand.
am stating my strong concerns in writing from an extended hygiene, environmental and economical stance.
This is not a good time to be us "The Melting Pot" (good 'ol US of A).
Our hygiene standards of the Nation are exactly that too 'a melting pot'.
For example: Asian countries seem to be more strict and united in their national hygiene practices, (even spas have been part of their culture from Ancient times) in their dress code to their apartment buildings and school & work uniforms. On a whole, their society seems to be more unified, covering up more tightly, as well as generally in sync, many are wearing face masks. On average the males have less facial hair. anyway, and no person has facial hair showing that would protrude out of a face mask if they did have it, totally unlike USA.
Or how about the Arabic Countries, specifically? The women have been covering their mouths and faces and doing it for centuries, it can be done in beautiful, brilliant way (does not need be dark and drab).
See my Creative Page
I hope to see more of the positives from other nations that we can adapt here -vs- the unhygienic, selfish or socially disruptive.
I have grave concerns that travelers will flock here. We have no cleaning supplies on our shelves (to this date). How are we going to clean properly after "world travelers come to our 'so far' sterile 'as it will ever be' environment?!
All it takes is one. One. #1! To mess it ALL up!
Disaster in motion: 3.4 million travelers poured into US as COVID-19 pandemic erupted
An ABC News investigation offers sobering insight into how COVID-19 has spread and penetrated so broadly, so deeply and so quickly in the United States. It also helps explain why Americans, no ...
What happens when people go into out back country and leave trace evidence of the virus and what if our precious wild life contracts it?! What then?! There are known human to animal transmissions!
People are literally all around these days.
My whole town which means my front yard (faces the lake) (been wonderful without noise & chaos) and my back yard mountain (Crystal Bay Lookout) for an example has visitors by the masses some seasons (which brings concern regarding COVID-19, Fire Danger & more. .
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IMajority come in peace
although our own personal pollution comes too, if even for only a moment noise, light, crunch the earth, stir up the water, etc..but it is there.
Most come for exploration.
Others come to feel the majesty.
Some are trying to send a message.
Things are still to unknown for the Scientists!
But all it takes is one - one person, one item, one wrong situation and we could have a detrimental problem in the otherwise pristine mountains & water.
Lots have dogs (good dogs - but...still dogs.)
Please do not get me wrong; I am an animal lover. I loved my domestic dogs and also raised two Alaskan Wolves (lived to 16,5 & 17 yrs).
See also my hobby re: Wild Horses; HAAY.org (Helping Animals And Yourself).
Also please see: https://americanwildhorsecampaign.org/, https://americanwildhorsecampaign.org/how-you-can-help
kindly vote: at https://americanwildhorsecampaign.org/tell-us-forest-service-halt-ca-wild-horse-sales
And to share a fun fact for Kings Beach (Speckled Ave - unfortunately is currently unsightly in some areas) but it has the last horse zoned property in all, North Lake Tahoe) and was an old Pony Express Trail Heads.
Back to the current day issue of COVID and tourism is:
The scenario of beach goes & gear, possibly shed to the beach. Later dog walkers take themselves & dog. Maybe the next day they go for a hike, with or with out dog, back pack fibers/ hair, misc...or dog dander shakes in forest, sticks to wood, or who knows, squirrel runs by, the next thing you know it is out of control.
As I also mentioned above., I seriously hope the county continues to ban most man made vehicles & vessels in the Basin. Especially things like power boats and definitely any business profiting off of our water, like power boat rentals!
I personally witnessed paddle boarder and more. My first thought was, nice & I'd like to be doing that (rather than writing this) then I thought how scary That is our fresh water! Who are they, where did they come from, where did their equipment come from, was it sterile?! How incredibly senseless of them, if it looks inviting to me,
I imagine it would for others.
The worst thing that could happen; is the next thing we know we have 100's of people and gear (plastic, metal, fabrics, etc..) from who/what/why/where in our precious fresh water resource(?)!
How selfish of them, I then thought, how dare they., ie utilize our water because of their boredom!!!
....is that a receipt for disaster?
I am very relieved the chilly weather is helping people not think of the cold lake yet. I am in favor of keeping people out of our lakes & rivers accesses, banning boats until world scientists can figure things out.
The data is proving the CDC wrong, it is being proven that there is approximately 26 ft of airborne virus spread, not a simple 6ft radius and that the virus sticks to many surfaces.
Air contaminated with the COVID-19 virus might travel four times farther than the 6 feet the CDC asks we distance ourselves, according to a recent study. The study published in the Journal of the ...
The truth is scientists do not have a handle on this yet. And it seems like the elected officials just dusted off their old CDC book from 100 years ago. It is exactly the same platform; wash your hands, cover your mouth, stay 6' away, etc... The old books do say that a worse strain came again later as a second round in the fall.
To Me
-THIS IS SEEMS SERIOUS-
THE VIRUS IS ALL OVER THE MATERIALS ON OCEAN CRUISE SHIPS -
WHY WOULD IT NOT SPREAD ON ITEMS
(Plastic, Metal, fabric, etc...)
&
FIND OUR LAKES AND STREAMS?!
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There are plenty of lakes in California deemed unsuitable for human consumption (even deadly to fish) we do not need Lake Tahoe (or any other fresh body of water in the world) being another one of them!!!
Real Time restrictions on our water ways need to be implored, for minimal the year or two until Scientists can respectively figure this virus out!
TOURISM AND WORLD VISITORS BY THE MASSES GREATLY CONCERNS ME!
It is already going to be interesting with our situation in the lake basin and surrounding areas that already claims territory here. Example:
How are our rural communities, who are already pushing maximum density and it's been quite the eye opener to learn how we are able to handle our own emergencies without the mass chaos of tourism on top of an extreme potential for a fire danger hazard year.
When I was a t the IV PO two days ago am well (expensive) but sloppy (boots unlaced, beard hanging out of his face protective mask, told the clerk at the counter that his mail has not arrived. As I listened he came up here home, to his second from Napa trying to escape the Bay Area craze. His mail however has not made it; on the record the clerk said it went from Napa to Sacramento, got rerouted to LA then to Napa, she was not sure where it was now, just said in transit. The man said that his mail has mail has been traveling more than he has. It made everyone very uneasy in the Post Office during that conversation, I'll admit.
Or an innocent yet, always on the move people.
I am grateful my friends who are as equally anxious to go on with lives adventures, are keenly aware they may be stirring the pot and as hard as it is, quit (to the best of my knowledge)..
Our West Coast Mountains are currently pristine. I am concerned that we could become victim quickly because we are the most readily accessible mountain ranges for the Coast.
We have learned from the News that some personalities and even communities it has been difficult to maintain their stay at home orders.
We have learned they flock here if they can, with that comes movement to the back country even after medical & national orders.
We know everyone has always had to eat and go to the bathroom; so why the shopping distress and major plumbing problems?
It is very alarming to me, that majority of the public relies on hand-wipes and Lysol spray and we use this as the primary option.
Do we really want that here?!
No way do I want tourists by the 10K's being near and/or in one of our freshest water source and wilderness country on the planet!
It is horrifying to realize, politic$ wants is business back to u$ual.
This could possibility devastate the mountains as we know them forever.
My brother and life long best friend who are both in dire places currently abstained from retreating home to Tahoe because they knew first hand that they did not want to risk our pristine area. Ironically I did not want and voted against and wrote to five different papers regarding the East Shore Paved Pedestrian walk too.
Basically the Tahoe kids of my day (as discussed at the '88 30 year IHS class reunion recently) (and more kids I know for growing up) all agree that if you can not get there, you were not meant to be there.
So incredibly different than say, No Cal!!!! It is frightening to me!!!!
I am forever grateful that The County did put a restriction on temporarily occupying the STR's in the area (although they have ultimate undermined any other the positives in place by allowing extensions and more STR to be allowed for the while. ♻️
I am also very grateful and want to say great job - to the County for temporarily keeping people off the public beaches and having it patroled by the sheriff. THANK YOU!!!!!
Unfortunately other divisions & the Economy minded person, including the NLT Chamber and other business seem to want to have business back to the old ways asap. The 1950's was 75 = years ago; we need to get out of the old grow & greed mindset; we all should be working on positive changes for a sustainable future
The balance is really off if we are too scared to have our children go back to school, or to travel yet people are using our lake as a playground?
Big business buildings should be leveled and restored back food producing &/or green lands, minimal green houses. Not for apartments for housing people either (in decades from now that would be awful (mass people -less farms).
Then last would be businesses in the vacant buildings that would bring jobs back to USA that we currently import.
I actually am in 100% favor that the Nation's next primary focus be on Population Control!
emphasizing on Tourism Population Control.
Example:
Disaster in motion: 3.4 million travelers poured into US as COVID-19 pandemic erupted
An ABC News investigation offers sobering insight into how COVID-19 has spread and penetrated so broadly, so deeply and so quickly in the United States. It also helps explain why Americans, no ...
The noise, pollution, big business, crowds, etc... is made for the cites visa versa and the extroverted type people who like noise and organized chaos, ie., it's not meant for the beaches, farm country and mountains.
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copy of email from the County Re:STR below REV Transient Occupancy Tax <TOT@placer.ca.gov>
Fri 3/27/2020 4:25 PM
· REV Transient Occupancy Tax
Pursuant to the Placer County Health Officer’s guidance this week, short-term rental owners should immediately discontinue renting units and must comply with the Governor’s Executive Order to help our community stem the spread of the novel coronavirus. The Governor’s March 19, 2020 Executive Order (N-33-20) and Placer County Health Officer’s corresponding guidance require that short-term rentals cease all commercial operations with exceptions for COVID-19 essential workers. The only allowable operations are:
· To provide COVID-19 mitigation and containment measures (for example, isolation and quarantine or the housing of displaced persons or the homeless);
· To provide housing for essential critical infrastructure workers; and
· For use by the property owner and his/her immediate family members.
Travel to short-term rentals is not considered essential travel.
In circumstances where a short-term vacation rental unit (as defined in the Placer County Code) is rented or used for reasons other than the three identified exceptions above, Code Compliance will be issuing misdemeanor or administrative citations to non-compliant owners, property managers, and occupants, with fines of $500 per day for initial violations and $1,000 per day for subsequent violations. For more severe infractions, Code Compliance may also refer this matter to local law enforcement, or may revoke, suspend or deny the applicable short-term vacation rental permit.
Doug Jastrow
Revenue Services Manager
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I am very proud of and very grateful for the National Stay Home (until things get sorted).
I am so proud of the ski areas in North America!! They realized the value of life, including nature over money!! They unfortunately took a big financial hit in the Sierra Mountains and I imagine elsewhere. But the effort was priceless!
I am thrilled the 4th July Fireworks got canceled in washoe Co becasue of excatly that - FIRE!!!
We do not need that zoo, pollution, etc?!
It is awesome for the Wild Life and fire prevention to not have the fireworks too.
I also find that it should be the priority for large businesses like hotels, casinos and ski areas to reinvent their business model to accommodate the health needs of their patrons as they equally operate business if they are the ones promoting and profiting off our great lands and based in our beautiful and fragile rural areas. The good news is this could create a lot of positive minded tasks and jobs!
I personally am of the opinion that large tourist based companies like ski areas, hotels, and casino's that draw their clients because of our natural resources, mountains, beaches, deserts, etc... should primarily be the ones responsible for positive change when needed and be the ones to pay the higher STR fees - not individuals as myself - and the large companies should pay for things like the more hospital beds, etc not the individuals such as myself and other regular tax payers.
There is only one Lake Tahoe (& other precious places left) please protect it with all this great nation’s super powers that we have left that still work. ️
I propose next that minimally all municipal vehicles including plows and construction should be required to be environmentally smart.
example: The Aircar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztFDqcu8oJ4
(see also on The Discovery Channel)- https://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/24/more-information-with-video-on-the-air-car-as-mentioned-by/
powered by compressed air. with 14 years of development with The Inventor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRpxhlX4Ga0&t=14s
The Aircar has clean or no bad emissions or pollutants, in fact it, could reverse pollution rates & little to no waste unlike electric vehicles.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRpxhlX4Ga0&t=14s
(see also this website Positive Thinking Page)
And if money is the concern, oh well; it would give young hopeful new engineers a fresh start
For me specifically THE KEY REASON I am not with my family is due to the Placer County STR Code ordinance update requirements!!! VERY UPSETTING!!!!!!! And expensive!!! (and especially during this COVID time, I could use the $; I definitely feel it is not fair that the County is collecting & I'm not able to earn even on % at the bank if it was still in my account.) Government at its best I've been told.
From my perspective I was held up here because of Placer County’s demands that the updated STR code ordinances meet compliance by a certain date. I had to stay home to accomplish that rather than being able to be with my family! So, I am alone here!!!! My dad is on an island!!! My mom (thank goodness, is with her siblings in the Midwest!!!! My brother is in Mexico!!!
VERY UPSETTING PLACER COUNTY!!!!!!!!
The two good things I thought the new codes were doing as mentioned above, unfortunately the County has now equally shot down the good things for me.
I am appalled that the County extended the code deadline and claimed it was for COVID-19!
Property owners were given notice on January 17, 2020, prior to the COVID-19 issue! The deadline was scheduled for the end of March.! If you could not comply by then you should not have allowed to maintain STR status! It is very insulting to someone like me, who complied, on time and gave the ultimate sacrifice in doing so, just to comply prior to the COVID thing! So now, the County has actually totally disappointed me by using the COVID -19 an excuse for extension by giving my competition twice as much time to comply as I had.
The county wants its revenue and does not realize it does not, nor never has had the adequate infrastructure to maintain even its high population of "locals" let alone its excess tourism.
I do not agree with the County and or Federal, priority that construction is such a large necessity right now. I mentioned my opinion on the appearance of the general bearded construction worker & hygiene above. Next is the construction here in my opinion is not smart in the long run and often is not viable (needs routine upkeep). . I found it out of place that the county is allowing construction work in places like schools, but who will want their child back in close quarters, with mechanical air &/or heat ventilation systems, etc.., low wage workers feeding them food at lunch, etc...? I think it is insulting that the roads are taking priority over building hospitals &/or temp shelters at hospitals for example!
If locally we must do construction, how about an over pass like the one by the Hyatt, so pedestrians do not hold up the traffic at the round about(s)?
Lets face it, criminals are the majority who make up construction grunt labor, so underlying message to someone like me, is the the states unarguably allow criminals to have alibi's for roaming around and gain, maintain & have the potential to create different income status over the rest of the community & employee workers at this time of a global pandemic. It is my strong opinion (because of my firsthand experience dealing with the business of construction) that the word construction is out dated and actually refers to more destruction at a large cost. . (ie., deforesting, noise, light & environment pollution, more building ($) for more ($) cars to come ($), etc...).
Because I have actually experienced dealing with criminals working in construction, and further I experienced extreme weak spots in the system such as the County needing to change it's 911 policy {due to a break in (specially related to construction worker, their Retail Manager of all people from The Rock Garden, in Truckee- he is in prison 28 years related to this break-in & assault 2000.)}
(in 2000) here on the N shore. I am forever grateful to (retried) Helen Thompson. .
However, compounded and a bad luck of the draw in which I first met the local Commissioner. Bahrke.
After 15 interesting years, and in a totally unrelated case I needed her help regarding a local bully
Who I am forever grateful for help from (retired) Detective Giovannini.
Commissioner Bahrke was once again shown to have her Rulings contradict her Orders.
I finally saw to it, that the appointed Commissioner (not elected) Placer County (corrupt Judge) (Trilla Bahrke) -
as also seen on:
JUDGES BELIEVED TO AID AND ABET CHILD MOLESTERS AND ABUSERS.
http://www.courtlicensedabuse.com/judges1.html
was disqualified and set into early retirement.
(also due to all I am writing a book re: above - in last edit phase with Editor from BC).
The County snow plow job that is done on my street frequently causes major problems - snow naturally is water and it melts downhill with gravity (duh) but for decades they have been pushing it to the uphill side every time they go by, and are not willing to change or do anything different. I have been told point blank they would need another plow to do it right.
I couldn't agree more; the County should change all of their equipment to me eco-friendly, financially smart and actually do their job that is intended for the machines (as mentioned above)..
In efforts to find the code for pushing snow downhill also found this
The downhill plow problem with multiple plows | Request PDF
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Piling the snow on the uphill side of the street is not smart because it berms in the one and only fire hydrant on this end of the residential street closest to HWY 28;
The pole is there because the county comes in too close to my property edge on the uphill side of the and frequently destroys things The last two seasons I have experienced deep gouge marks in the asphalt at the end of my driveway that the plow made which could have done serious damage where boulders meet the street. Another indication of this problem is that the county plow tore up my neighbor’s U-shaped driveway base on both side of the U, mere feet from the one and only fire hydrant on this end of the residential street nearest to the HWY. That damage did require a professional asphalt crew to do the repair.
There are five full time residents on the uphill side of the street -vs- one rental (problem house) with many tenants and two absentee houses. If it is because of the steep loop at the end of street, that is an idiotic answer because the loop can be avoided and homes can be accessed without driving that section of the road if need be but the one and only one entrance/exit to our residents is not being considered. The plow may think that at the very end of his pass of our street the blade was facing the downhill side but it is because they need to come up and it is a bottle neck that when they come up and grab majority of the snow on that first pass up the entrance/exit of our street the snow does get scooped and moved to the uphill side. Therefore, it goes back to the type of equipment that is used is not agile enough to plow our street safely and efficiently! The snow removal on our street does not fit our needs.
Another example is at the bottom of that loop those houses do not want all the rubble that the plow pushes that way from going around the loop.
Hence- these are more than reasons to actually know the specifics of this of street and not just be randomly assigned to it. I question the economical (county dollars at work), and environmental issues (not being smart, causing damage and not communicating with First Life Response Partners specifically meaning berming in the one and only fire hydrant. (as mentioned above re fire).
I learned first- hand how valuable it is to have the County plow so in a way to avoid slippery white ice or berm in properties because I have lived my whole life in the mountains. A prime example of this problem was when a tree fell on my home on January 9, 2017.
Yes, and at that time I had rental short-term tenants from the UK in the cabin.
Ironically, I had just spent hours shoveling and had things all clear; until the plow went by and made things worse as usual on this end/exit of Park Lane, Kings Beach CA. There were three trees that fell on my street alone that very storm. When the fire truck attempted to come up the Entrance/Exit of Park Lane they could not make it on their first, second and did so finally on their third launch up the entrance/exit. The fireman yelled out to me as they kept their momentum, and asked if I was ok. They said they would be back but if they stopped, they could get stuck in the berms that were just left. The County snow