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INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev.-Las Vegas businessman Tim Cashman will be the newest member of the Nevada Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and the TRPA Governing Board after the NTRPA appointed him the Nevada at-large member Thursday in Carson City.
Cashman was one of five people interviewed for the job. The board chose him for his long-time connection to Lake Tahoe and desire to balance socio-economic and environmental issues at the lake, said TRPA Spokesman Dennis Oliver.
Although his business is based out of Las Vegas, Cashman has owned a home in Incline Village since 1986 at Vivian Lane in Incline Village.
“I have been associated with the lake for 22 years now,” Cashman said. “I have sort of watched the evolution of the TRPA with interest. As a native Nevadan I have keen interest in Lake Tahoe. It is a phenomenal resource and a great asset that is in need of stewardship.”
Cashman said his family usually spends 60 to 90 days a year at the Lake, but because of his appointment he will be spending more time here. While he is part of the Vivian Lane Home Owners Association which has beach access and a buoy field, his own property is not on the water.
Preserving the balance between a healthy economy and a healthy environment at the lake is high on Cashman’s priority list, he said.
“To enhance the environment we need to have a vibrant economy,” he said. “I don’t see government being able to have the resources to do the improvements. Coming from the business community I have a strong belief in the contributions the private sector can make.”
Cashman is president of Foghorn Consulting, Inc., a consulting firm for various family owned businesses and vice president of Southern Nevada Harley-Davidson, Inc. He is also a partner in the FDC Group, LLC, a real estate development company in Northern Nevada and manager of the Beaver Dam Ranch, a family-owned enterprise in Southwestern Montana.
His term will begin Jan. 1 and he will replace the current at-large member, Roy E. “RJ” Clason Jr.
Boulder Bay decision
The board also approved a request from Boulder Bay to relocate and modify gaming at the Tahoe Biltmore Lodge and Casino to two adjacent parcels.
Boulder Bay is a proposed resort located on the Tahoe Biltmore and former Tahoe Mariner sites in Crystal Bay. Boulder Bay is looking to reduce the size of the gaming floor and move it off of the street.
Thursday’s vote will allow the company to move the gaming floor, something other casinos might be interested in doing, Oliver said.
“Because of what’s happening in the economy in Tahoe many other properties might be wanting to do the same thing and reinvent themselves,” Oliver said.
When looking at gaming modifications and relocations, the NTRPA considers five standards that limit the size of the gaming area, said Jim Lawrence, NTRPA Executive Officer.
The rules basically limit the gaming area to what was certified existing May 4, 1979. Beyond that number, the total square footage of the area open to the public use cannot increase.
Boulder Bay Project Manager Brian Helm said the decision was the result of collaboration between Boulder Bay and State Lands, the Nevada Attorney General, the California Attorney General and the League to Save Lake Tahoe.
“It unlocks our ability to achieve a lot of those community and environmental benefits,” Helm said. “From that respect it's an important decision.”
Cashman was one of five people interviewed for the job. The board chose him for his long-time connection to Lake Tahoe and desire to balance socio-economic and environmental issues at the lake, said TRPA Spokesman Dennis Oliver.
Although his business is based out of Las Vegas, Cashman has owned a home in Incline Village since 1986 at Vivian Lane in Incline Village.
“I have been associated with the lake for 22 years now,” Cashman said. “I have sort of watched the evolution of the TRPA with interest. As a native Nevadan I have keen interest in Lake Tahoe. It is a phenomenal resource and a great asset that is in need of stewardship.”
Cashman said his family usually spends 60 to 90 days a year at the Lake, but because of his appointment he will be spending more time here. While he is part of the Vivian Lane Home Owners Association which has beach access and a buoy field, his own property is not on the water.
Preserving the balance between a healthy economy and a healthy environment at the lake is high on Cashman’s priority list, he said.
“To enhance the environment we need to have a vibrant economy,” he said. “I don’t see government being able to have the resources to do the improvements. Coming from the business community I have a strong belief in the contributions the private sector can make.”
Cashman is president of Foghorn Consulting, Inc., a consulting firm for various family owned businesses and vice president of Southern Nevada Harley-Davidson, Inc. He is also a partner in the FDC Group, LLC, a real estate development company in Northern Nevada and manager of the Beaver Dam Ranch, a family-owned enterprise in Southwestern Montana.
His term will begin Jan. 1 and he will replace the current at-large member, Roy E. “RJ” Clason Jr.
Boulder Bay decision
The board also approved a request from Boulder Bay to relocate and modify gaming at the Tahoe Biltmore Lodge and Casino to two adjacent parcels.
Boulder Bay is a proposed resort located on the Tahoe Biltmore and former Tahoe Mariner sites in Crystal Bay. Boulder Bay is looking to reduce the size of the gaming floor and move it off of the street.
Thursday’s vote will allow the company to move the gaming floor, something other casinos might be interested in doing, Oliver said.
“Because of what’s happening in the economy in Tahoe many other properties might be wanting to do the same thing and reinvent themselves,” Oliver said.
When looking at gaming modifications and relocations, the NTRPA considers five standards that limit the size of the gaming area, said Jim Lawrence, NTRPA Executive Officer.
The rules basically limit the gaming area to what was certified existing May 4, 1979. Beyond that number, the total square footage of the area open to the public use cannot increase.
Boulder Bay Project Manager Brian Helm said the decision was the result of collaboration between Boulder Bay and State Lands, the Nevada Attorney General, the California Attorney General and the League to Save Lake Tahoe.
“It unlocks our ability to achieve a lot of those community and environmental benefits,” Helm said. “From that respect it's an important decision.”
