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KINGS BEACH, Calif. — Placer County took a first swipe at covering a broad range of area topics at the inaugural North Tahoe Forum Tuesday night.
With almost as many county staffers on hand to answer questions as members of the public, officials ran down a list of topics from the Kings Beach Commercial Core Project and redevelopment to fire and the closing of the sheriff's dispatch center. Meetings delving deeper into subjects broached Tuesday will be scheduled in upcoming months.
“It's very important we establish a stronger, more trusting relationship between east- and west-county,” said Jennifer Montgomery, county supervisor.
County Executive Officer Tom Miller said he hoped to have a Tahoe public forum about every 30 days, likely next time in Tahoe City.
He discussed the county's budget in the current economy.
“The board adopted a preliminary adopted budget in May,” Miller said. “But at some point the state will have to adopt a budget and we'll have to react to that.”
And the state's decision could mean big losses for the county — potentially between $16 million and $26 million taken away, he said.
“They could borrow our property tax dollars — $11 million, but at least it's borrowed,” Miller said. “The greatest concern is if what I call the theft of the gas tax.”
That could mean $7 million less per year for road maintenance — almost half of the county's budget for things like paving and snow removal.
With almost as many county staffers on hand to answer questions as members of the public, officials ran down a list of topics from the Kings Beach Commercial Core Project and redevelopment to fire and the closing of the sheriff's dispatch center. Meetings delving deeper into subjects broached Tuesday will be scheduled in upcoming months.
“It's very important we establish a stronger, more trusting relationship between east- and west-county,” said Jennifer Montgomery, county supervisor.
County Executive Officer Tom Miller said he hoped to have a Tahoe public forum about every 30 days, likely next time in Tahoe City.
He discussed the county's budget in the current economy.
“The board adopted a preliminary adopted budget in May,” Miller said. “But at some point the state will have to adopt a budget and we'll have to react to that.”
And the state's decision could mean big losses for the county — potentially between $16 million and $26 million taken away, he said.
“They could borrow our property tax dollars — $11 million, but at least it's borrowed,” Miller said. “The greatest concern is if what I call the theft of the gas tax.”
That could mean $7 million less per year for road maintenance — almost half of the county's budget for things like paving and snow removal.
