Town of Truckee

Important reminder from our Truckee Police & Public Works Department.

Donnie the Elf was excited to see these cozy homes coming along for our families in Truckee. Fun to think that next year at Christmas, all of these places will be full! Thankful that over 200 new affordable rental units will be opening in Truckee in 2021! Learn more at https://www.townoftruckee.com//current-housing-developments... #200Homesin2021

WHAT DOES THE REGIONAL STAY HOME ORDER MEAN FOR TRUCKEE? It means that gatherings of any size are prohibited. Bars, wineries, personal services, and hair salons must close temporarily. Retail can stay open with a cap of 20% capacity. Restaurants must stop all on-site dining and only provide take-out or delivery services.... Essential workforce and critical infrastructure sectors are allowed to stay open. WHAT DOES THE REGIONAL STAY HOME ORDER MEAN FOR HOTELS, LODGING, AND TRAVEL? While we are under the Regional Stay Home Order, non-essential travel is prohibited. This ban applies to all hotels and lodging facilities, including the rental of an entire home or a single room within a home. All existing reservations must be canceled for a minimum of 3 weeks. Hotels and lodging can only offer accommodation for COVID-19 mitigation and containment measures, treatment measures, accommodation for essential workers, or providing housing solutions, including measures to protect homeless populations. We ask that community members who want to report a possible short-term rental violation email [email protected]. WHEN WILL WE BE RELEASED FROM THE REGIONAL STAY HOME ORDER? The minimum timeframe is 3 weeks from when it goes into effect. The State will review the ICU capacity on a week-by-week basis. The Greater Sacramento Region (including Truckee) will be released from the Order once our ICU capacity is 15% or more at the beginning of the week. If our capacity remains under the 15% capacity, we will remain under the Regional Stay Home Order for longer. Learn more about the Regional Stay at Home Order, including FAQs, why it is implemented, how it impacts different sectors, go to the state website: https://covid19.ca.gov/stay-home-except-for-essential-nee/

Snow berms; - a ridge of snow graded up by a plow. Snow berms can be a temporary inconvenience during the winter months in the mountains. Winter road crews work 24/7 to accommodate the snow removal needs of our entire community. Snowplow operators clear snow from public roadways with the goal being to make as many roads passable as quickly as possible. Snow is cleared from the center of the road to the sides of the road and may block driveways. Driveway maintenance, incl...uding the removal of snow berms, remains the responsibility of the property owner or resident. Town ordinance requires residents, business owners or contractors who are clearing snow on private property to not deposit snow into public roads or rights-of-way. For more information about snow berms, go to: https://www.townoftruckee.com//pub/snow-removal/snow-berms For more tips, reminders and information to help you prepare for a winter in Truckee, go to: https://www.townoftruckee.com//Components/News/News/6222/21

Today, the State announced that Nevada County, along with neighboring counties in the Greater Sacramento region, will be moving into the State’s Regional Stay at Home Order beginning Friday, December 11th. The order will remain in effect for a minimum of three weeks. Find more information from the County of Nevada, CA media release on their website: https://www.mynevadacounty.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=3427. - To protect our essential and healthcare workers, first responders, v...ulnerable residents, and businesses, please stay home except for essential needs. Learn more about the regional Stay at Home Order on the state website: https://covid19.ca.gov/stay-home-except-for-essential-nee/ IMPORTANT: Nevada County is hosting a COVID-19 Business Task Force meeting from 3-4pm today, Wednesday, December 9th to discuss the most recent business resources and support businesses in understanding the order. Register on Zoom at www.mynevadacounty.com/COVID19BusinessTaskForce. - The State is planning to send out a Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA), similar to our Nixle or the CodeRED Emergency Alerts, to residents of Nevada County and neighboring counties in the Greater Sacramento region who will be under the regional Stay at Home Order.

We officially got our first sprinkle of snow! Are you ready for winter? We have put together some tips and reminders for our visitors and residents to prepare for the chilly season. Here’s just one reminder about snow poles: Town of Truckee Public Work's Crews check on the condition and placement of snow poles each fall. Snow poles are installed for the benefit of the snowplow drivers and may not necessarily be placed in front of every residential lot. Reported damage...d snow poles will be replaced or removed throughout the year. Service Request Forms are available for your convenience which can be e-mailed directly to the Public Works Department. Requests can be submitted for snow pole repair or replacement, signage damage, road hazards and line-of-sight issues such as trees that encroach into the roadways. For more tips and reminders, go to: https://www.townoftruckee.com//Components/News/News/6222/21

With winter weather around the corner, we have put together some tips and information for residents and visitors about Town of Truckee services, what we all need to prepare for, and how you can access important information. Here is just one great reminder: TRASH CANS & MAILBOXES... Residents should set their trash containers far enough away from the street to avoid damage by snowplows and blowers. This will help prevent trash containers from being buried in snow or being picked up by the snow blowers, shredded, and blown back into their property. This practice should be maintained during and after storms, when snow blowers widen the roadways. Mailboxes placed or installed within Town right-of-ways are the responsibility of the owner and may be damaged if not moved out of the way before a storm. For more go to: https://www.townoftruckee.com//Components/News/News/6222/21

Truckee, we cannot let our guard down; we need to continue to be COVID safe. We are trending towards the Red "Substantial" Tier requiring business sectors to lesson their capacity and modify to more restrictive operations. Although we remain in the Orange Tier this week, we are seeing many of our neighboring counties go backward in the tier system and are seeing the case rates in Nevada County trend in the same direction. The State’s tier data represents a seven-day lag; how...ever, we saw a dramatic increase of twenty-three new cases this Monday, said Interim Public Health Officer Dr. Richard Johnson. We continue to urge everyone to stay diligent about refraining from gatherings with friends and family as well as going into the office if you are feeling sick. Most of our recent COVID-19 cases are from people letting their guard down; participating in social gatherings without masking or distancing, traveling out of the area where transmission rates are higher, and going into work while carrying COVID-19 and transmitting it throughout the workplace. Read the full update from Nevada County Public Heath here: https://www.mynevadacounty.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=3353 Reference the State’s COVID19.ca.gov website for complete COVID-19 business safety guidelines and modifications.

Donnie the Elf went to check out the new transit shelter being constructed on Estates Drive in front of the Senior Apartments! This project will provide a new passenger amenity at the highest ridership stop in Truckee. IMPORTANT INFO: Beginning December 10, 2020 TART will be suspending all North Shore and Truckee Night Service until further notice. Riding the bus is FREE!... Masks are required For the most current schedule information go to www.TahoeTruckeeTransit.com and download the NextBus app for real-time bus arrival information. A huge shout out to the TART drivers who are maintaining this invaluable services for our community in a safe way. We are #thankful for you. #ridethebus #truckee #tart #transit #freetransit

Did you know the Town of Truckee is lucky enough to have a CivicSpark Fellow? Meet Sara Sherburne! CivicSpark is a Governor’s Initiative AmeriCorps program dedicated to building capacity for local public agencies to address community resilience issues such as climate change, water resource management, housing, and mobility. CivicSpark is a program of the Local Government Commission in partnership with the State of California through the Office of Planning and Research, and Ca...lifornia Volunteers, Office of the Governor. Each year, CivicSpark recruits 90 Fellows to build local public agency capacity throughout the state for 11 months. During their service year, CivicSpark Fellows implement a needed sustainability and resilience project, while also building long-term capacity to ensure the work is sustained after their service year is completed. Sara is our 3rd CivicSpark Fellow and has been with the Town since September. During her service year she will be working on finalizing our Climate Action Plan, developing an implementation program for our climate action and adaptation strategies, building capacity in our Latinx community engagement, and building out our new organics and waste reduction programs. Prior to COIVD, Sara was serving as a Peace Corps Environment Volunteer in Paraguay. Her favorite form of travel is bike-packing, and her first long bike trip was through Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand during the monsoon season. Sara is also an avid runner, skier and soccer player and enjoys pretty much all things outdoors or involving ice cream. Her quarantine hobby was crocheting hats and slippers, and her favorite movie is Little Miss Sunshine.

We had a great question from a community member asking how far the public right-of-way extends beyond the edge of roadway pavement. We wanted to share the information widely: Public right-of-ways are established on recorded Subdivision maps. The majority of roads in Truckee have a 60-foot right-of-way width. This means that the right-of-way extends approximately 30 feet on either side from the center of the road. However, right-of-way widths vary and may be wider or narrow...er than 60 feet. To find out a specific right-of-way width on a specific road, a helpful tool is the interactive GIS map on the Town website: https://townoftruckee.maps.arcgis.com//webappv/index.html A user can add the Roadways layer to the map from the layer list, zoom in to click on a specific road, and the right-of-way width (ROW width in feet) is included in the pop-up information box. Citizens may also call the Public Works Department to ask for information. 530-582-7707.

It's time to celebrate! Here is a snippet of the Town of Truckee Sustainability Committee celebrating as Vice Mayor Klovstad virtually accepts a Platinum Level Beacon Award in the Sustainability Best Practices category--the highest honor in a spotlight category- on behalf of the Town of Truckee. This is a testament to the intensive work taken by the Town to advance sustainability and prepare for climate change in Truckee. Some of these actions include: Developing a Climate ...Action Plan & Climate Adaptation Plan Advancing zero waste programming Installing of EV chargers in downtown Truckee Updating Truckee’s 2040 General Plan with focus on conservation, open space, and mixed-use development. Read all about our energy savings and other initiatives on the Keep Truckee Green website in a blog post written by staff member Erin Ronald. https://www.keeptruckeegreen.org//truckee-receives-platin/

Tahoe Truckee Media is the local educational and government media center that provides a venue for the local voice, to educate, and to keep residents up to date on local government, special districts, and events. We work with Tahoe Truckee Media to broadcast community workshops, our Town meetings and events such as our upcoming virtual Veterans Day celebration. We want to recognize Tahoe Truckee Media manager Rory O’Farrell who has been appointed to the National Board of Directors of the Alliance for Community Media (ACM) and will join the board this month. It’s a privilege and an honor to be asked to join the Board of an organization I have respected for years. The ACM provides the policy and professional support that keeps free speech media thriving in our communities., said O’Farrell in the ACM press release.

Have you voted yet? Did you know that a Vote Center is located at our Department of Public Works? It is open today from 8am-5pm and tomorrow from 7am to 8pm. The address is 10969 Stevens Lane, Truckee CA 96161, just next to Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe & Town of Truckee Animal Services. ... We also have a Ballot Drop Box at Truckee Town Hall at 10183 Truckee Airport Road, Truckee CA 96161. For more information about where/how to vote, the voter information guide and more, go to https://www.mynevadacounty.com//November-3-2020-Presidenti We also have a short video on our website that will show you how easy it is to catch local TART to access the Stevens Lane voting location.

As the summer season ends, the air becomes crisp, leaves change and fall from trees, and bears become more active. They're on the hunt for food. During the fall months, bears eat and drink nearly nonstop. They need to put on weight to prepare for winter and hibernation. Bears and other animals are attracted to anything edible or smelly. These photos were taken by our Truckee Police Department just a few weeks ago when a bear became stuck in this car. It’s up to all of us to ...help keep bears alive and wild for generations to come. Our Town of Truckee Animal Services has these tips for all residents & visitors: -Stash your food and trash -Store garbage in bear-proof containers, or store garbage in your garage until pick-up. -Keep food indoors or in airtight and odor-free containers. -Do not leave food in your car. -Put away picnic leftovers; clean BBQ grills. -Keep pet food inside, and bird feeders away. -Remove cosmetic fragrances and other attractants, including bird feeders and compost piles. -Install or request bear-proof trash containers. -Make sure you lock your vehicle Remember prevention is always the first step. Check out the Keep Truckee Green website for more great bear awareness information. https://www.keeptruckeegreen.org/residents/bear-awareness/ https://wildlife.ca.gov/Keep-Me-Wild/Bear

A good news story from our Animal Services division https://www.facebook.com/TruckeeAnimalServices/posts/3392636497450833

Happy Halloween from the Town of Truckee! Some of our Town staff got into the spooky spirit this week, and our Truckee Police Department captured some fun from the Trunk or Treat last night. Thanks to Truckee Tahoe Airport, Truckee Donner Recreation and Park District, Nevada County Community Library and California Humanities for putting on a safe and fun event for our community. If you are still thinking about planning some Halloween festivities and are looking for some g...uidance, the state released their guidance for holidays, specifically for Halloween and Día de los Muertos. You can see those updates, as well as guidance from the county on our website. We all know that limiting close face-to-face contact with others is the best way to reduce the spread of coronavirus. If you want to celebrate Halloween, do it responsibly. SOME OTHER IMPORTANT REMINDERS FOR TODAY: -Fall Back Daylight saving will end at 2:00am -Today is the last day for free green waste drop-off at Easter Regional Landfill -Green was te cart service has been extended through November -Winter parking ordinance starts tomorrow