Squaw Valley Gondola Review Timetable
As reported last week, Placer County presented the Environmental Impact Review (EIR) timetable for the Squaw Gondola at the Squaw Valley Municipal Advisory Board on April 5th. Below is the current review timetable, including dates for submitting public comments:
1.The draft EIR/EIS will be available on April 27th (available on County website) and that will start the 45 day written comment period (ending June 11th). All comments must be responded to in the final EIR. Please note the draft EIR will evaluate the proposed alignment and alternatives, including no-project.
2.The Planning Commission will hear the EIR on May 24th, and all oral comments made by the public at that meeting will be equivalent to written comments and must be responded to in the final EIR.
3. The NTRAC (North Tahoe Regional Advisory Council) will hear the project on May 10th.
4. The Squaw MAC is scheduled to hear the project on June 7th, but this may be changed to May 3rd to allow for more time for members to provide written comments (we will update schedule when we know more).
5. The EIR and EIS (Forest Service Environmental report) are going to be one and the same even though the approval processes are separate. In the end, only one person in the Forest Service will be approving or rejecting the project for the Forest Service.
6. The Final EIR will be completed and presented some time in early 2019.
