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IVGID Chair and GM COLLUSION: BEACH ACCESS GIVEAWAY

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To paraphrase Yogi Bera:  Incline beaches are too crowed – so residents don’t go there. So why was an agenda item placed on the IVGID Board of Trustees Consent Calendar [May 26, 2022] to give the General Manager virtually uncontrolled authority to GIVE AWAY recreational venue access? That would include THE BEACHES! The Consent Calendar means the Trustees do not discuss the item.  They just vote. And a yes is expected (consent = agree). The agenda is created by the General Manager with input from the Chair of the Board of Trustees, Tim Callicrate. The agenda item was written by … Continue reading →

Why are our beaches so crowded – Part 2

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    Have you ever heard of “encroachment”? It means “to take over the rights or property of another little by little or in secret.” That is exactly what is going on with our beaches.   The problem is the Trustees have no intention of making things right – by following the original beach deed. Increasing revenue and being thanked for giving favors….it can be quite seductive.  Worse, the Trustees want to make you think they will do the right thing. In reality, the changes they propose do VERY LITTLE to rollback the encroachment of your beach deed rights.   … Continue reading →

Why are our beaches so crowded?

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The IVGID Board is soon to take up an issue that may dramatically affect the value of your Incline property. Few Incline residents have heard of “Ordinance 7”: the regulation for access to our private beaches. If you drive by Sand Harbor during summer, you know the private, restricted access beaches in Incline Village are a unique asset. You may not know that the County Commissioners enacted an ordinance allowing unlimited short-term-vacation-rentals (STRs) in unincorporated Washoe County. At present there are over 600 STRs Incline Village. Our village is the only place in the Tahoe basin that has no limit … Continue reading →