Placer County to Sierra Watch: No Brown Act violation occurred

OLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif. — Placer County has responded to allegations it violated the California Brown Act while participating in negotiations in late 2016 between the state attorney general’s office and Squaw Valley Ski Holdings.

According to a Dec. 30 letter signed by Placer County Attorney Karin Schwab, “The Placer County Board of Supervisors did not violate the provisions of the Brown Act or the Placer County Code in its actions at the Nov. 15 meeting.”

The letter also states the board was within its rights to approve the amended development agreement without referring it back to the planning commission.

“Because there were no violations of the Brown Act, the Board is not required to either cure or correct or cease and desist,” the letter concludes.