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Truckee Home Access Program Resources Now Available in Spanish

07/07/2023
The Truckee Home Access Program preserves, produces, and protects homes to create places for people who work full-time in the Truckee region to live locally.

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Truckee Council Votes to Extend Truckee TART Connect Pilot Program

06/26/2023
The town launched TART Connect last summer as a pilot program. After a successful summer, the Truckee Town Council approved an extension to the program, meaning TART Connect will continue operating through June 30, 2024.

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Health Town of Truckee Tahoe Forest Hospital District

Next Steps After Hospital District Master Plan Omitted From 2040 General Plan

05/23/2023
Truckee’s 2040 General Plan was adopted without including the Tahoe Forest Hospital District’s proposed master plan. The town says the hospital document is incomplete; the district says it was unceremoniously dropped from the town’s GP process.

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NV County Supervisors May Approve Historical Designation for Truckee Chinatowns

05/22/2023
The Nevada County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday may approve a resolution that recognizes the Chinatowns of Truckee with a historical landmark plaque.

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Truckee Awarded Transportation Grant

05/19/2023
The town of Truckee has been awarded $4.4 million to meet its goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by providing a new transit center, on-demand transit technology, and making the transition to a zero-emissions transit fleet.

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Truckee Town Council Unanimously Approves 2040 General Plan

05/11/2023
The Truckee Town Council took action to certify the 2040 General Plan and Downtown Truckee Plan, which sets forth the town's vision for the future.

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Town Council May Adopt General Plan

05/08/2023
The Truckee Town Council on May 9 will hold a public hearing and may adopt the 2040 General Plan. The council will also consider proclaiming May as affordable housing and building safety month.

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Housing Town of Truckee

Applications Sought for Truckee’s Housing Pilot Program

04/19/2023
The Short-Term Rental Workforce Housing Token Pilot Program is a new approach to workforce housing creation in Truckee, which is experiencing a significant shortage of housing.

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Truckee Parks Crew Work to Get Fields Ready

04/18/2023
This winter has been anything but typical, and the parks crew are working overtime to compensate for the record snowfall.

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Truckee Town Council Moves General Plan Approval to May 9

04/18/2023
The Truckee Town Council voted to delay adoption of the 2040 General Plan after hearing from community members who felt they weren’t being listened to.

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Land Use & Development Town of Truckee

Truckee General Plan Adoption Delayed

04/17/2023
After cries of foul from community members saying the Truckee 2040 general plan update is not ready, council members voted to delay proposed adoption until early May.

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Truckee Town Council Approves Priorities, Discusses Vacancy Tax

03/30/2023
The Truckee Town Council approved their priorities and discussed their work plan for 2023-25. The previous two-year priorities included infrastructure and community connectivity, workforce housing, enhanced communication and public outreach.

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Truckee Council Approves Fireworks Show

03/15/2023
After much discussion and public comment, the Truckee Town Council voted to grant a special use permit for Fourth of July fireworks at Donner Lake.

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Truckee Employs Software for Fire Evacuation

02/17/2023
For the last few summers, major wildfires have burned in communities surrounding Truckee. Each time there is a threat of wildfire, many residents and visitors want to know about evacuation plans.

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Truckee Launches Community Survey

02/16/2023
The Town of Truckee has launched a survey to improve communications, foster community cohesion, provide accessibility to information, and increase community engagement.

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West River Street Contract Changes Approved

02/15/2023
The Truckee Town Council gave the thumbs up on changes to the West River Street Park project, in the works for almost two decades, and also extended microtransit service.

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Truckee Police Chief’s Advisory Committee Seeks New Members

02/13/2023
The committee, which met for the first time in September, is seeking applications for a renewable one-year or two-year term.

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Art & Culture Town of Truckee

Truckee Seeks Input on Sculpture

02/09/2023
The Town of Truckee is asking the community to weigh in on a sculpture that will be placed at Donner Lake.

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Truckee Weighs Plastic Water Bottle Ban

01/29/2023
The town of Truckee is considering a ban on the sale of some types of single-use water bottles and is looking for community input.

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Truckee Council Approves License Plate Pilot Program

01/25/2023
Truckee Town Council approved a one-year pilot program for automated license plate readers to be placed throughout town.

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Truckee Planners Approve Amended Waldorf School Application

01/18/2023
It was nearly midnight before the Truckee Planning Commission concluded an hours-long session with staff and the Friends of Tahoe Truckee Waldorf.

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Truckee Planners to Consider Waldorf School Application, Quarry Operations

01/16/2023
Friends of Tahoe Truckee Waldorf will appear before the Truckee Planning Commission as their application to open a new school will be heard.

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Truckee Police to Bring Automated License Plate Readers to Town Council

01/12/2023
The Truckee Police Department will present a plan to implement automated license plate readers—a proposed installation of 17 fixed cameras on public roadways.

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Truckee Council Considers Affordable Housing Incentive program

01/11/2023
The Truckee Town Council discussed the Short-Term Rental Workforce Housing Token Pilot Program, which would encourage the private sector to create workforce housing.

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Elections & Politics Town of Truckee

New Mayor Installed in Truckee

12/14/2022
Town of Truckee Vice Mayor Lindsay Romack was appointed mayor during the council’s Dec. 13, meeting.

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Elections & Politics Town of Truckee County of Nevada

Nevada County Updated Election Results; Town Council Incumbents Lead

11/17/2022
Another batch of results was released in Nevada County on Nov. 16, and the incumbents for the Truckee Town Council race are still in the lead.

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Incumbents in Front for Council; Hetherington, Rohlf Lead in Airport Board Race

11/09/2022
Voters on Election Day battled the snow to cast their votes and preliminary results have three incumbents holding onto their Town Council seats.

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Crime & Justice Town of Truckee Town of Truckee Police Department

Interim Tag Gone, Renfrow Named Truckee Police Chief

10/31/2022
The Truckee Police Department on Nov. 1 announced that Danny Renfrow is the new chief of police. Renfrow is a third-generation Nevada County resident and has been with the department for close to 19 years.

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Housing Town of Truckee

Town Launches Truckee Home Access Program

10/28/2022
The town of Truckee announced the launch of its newest housing program, the Truckee Home Access Program. The program was created to address the affordable housing issues faced by the local workforce.

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Parks & Recreation Town of Truckee

Truckee Opens New Park

10/20/2022
A park with a small amphitheater opens adjacent to downtown Truckee Community Art Center. The park, fully ADA compliant, is the result of five years of work and fundraising.

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