xxxSVPOA spring 2014docx - Squaw Valley Property Owners

Squaw Valley Property Owners Association
P.O. Box 2003, Olympic Valley, Ca. 96146 Spring, 2014
Sally Brew
Elizabeth Danel
Mary Jones
Andrew Lange
Treas Manning
Tamara McKinney
Greg Parker
Tuck Wilson
SQUAW VALLEY PLANS INCREDIBLE
SUMMER SEASON
photo by Patty Robbins-RobbinsDesign.com
ANNUAL MEETING & CLEAN-UP
SATURDAY, MAY 24
A long-standing tradition in Squaw Valley on Memorial
Day week-end is the breakfast put on by our firefighters.
On Saturday, May 24, all property owners and their
families in Squaw Valley are invited to the fire station
for a delicious breakfast of pancakes, bacon, fruit,
pancakes, and sausage. After coffee and socializing,
everyone picks up bags, signs up for a street to clean, and
heads out to pick up trash accumulated over the winter.
The breakfast is at 8:00 and the clean-up begins at 9:00.
Volunteers drive trucks around to pick up the bags
during the morning.
The annual SVPOA meeting begins at 2:00 in the Squaw
Valley Lodge Ponderosa meeting room. Speakers from
different organizations in the valley will give short
presentations on issues pertinent to Squaw Valley
property owners. Of special interest will be the
presentations on the development of the Squaw Valley
Village. Mike Geary will talk about the water situation
with the proposed developments.
As in years past, a lively silent auction will be held after
the meeting with unusual items donated from members.
Call Patty (530-581-3841) with items that you wish to
donate. Drinks and appetizers liven the auction. All
property owners are encouraged to come to meet and
greet their neighbors as well as to find out what is going
on in Squaw Valley.
Squaw Valley is getting ready for an incredible summer
season! Squaw will again be offering a wide array of onmountain summer activities, including scenic tram rides,
swimming at the mountaintop pool and hot tub, roller
skating, disc golf, geocaching, and hiking. As in the past,
all 2014-15 season passholders will have free summer
access to the tram. Dogs on leashes will also continue to
be permitted on the tram, and those who hike up the
mountain can download the tram for free.
Squaw Valley’s aerial tram will open for summer
operations on May 24, offering scenic rides to the top of
the mountain and access to Squaw’s hiking trails. The
High Camp Pool and Hot Tub, roller skating rink, disc
golf course, geocaching, and mountaintop tennis courts
will all open on June 21, as will the outdoor climbing
wall, which will be relocated to High Camp this summer.
July 4 through August 26 marks the high summer season
with longer operations. The Tram will open early on
Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays - with the last tram
downloading at 6 p.m. For summer events, Bluesdays
will be back this summer with free concerts by top blues
acts in The Village every Tuesday evening in July and
August, including great deals on food, drinks and $10 off
of tram rides.
Free outdoor family movie nights in The Village will
return every Thursday night in July and August. Yoga
Squaw’d will also be back this summer with free outdoor
yoga on First Street in The Village every Wednesday
evening starting June 18. Wanderlust is scheduled to
return to the valley July 17-20 with some of the hottest
names in yoga. Other summer events to keep on your
calendar are the Art, Wine & Music Festival July 12-13,
Brews, Jazz & Funk Festival August 9-10, and the Peaks
& Paws Festival August 23. One more event not to be
missed is the second Ironman held at Lake Tahoe on
September 21. Look on line for further information on
this event.
Submitted by Amelia Richmond Senior PR Manager,
SVSH
VILLAGE AT SQUAW VALLEY
PROJECT – WATER SUPPLY
ASSESSMENT
The Squaw Valley Public Service District is scheduled to
complete the Water Supply Assessment (WSA) for the
proposed Village at Squaw Valley Project and present it
to its Board of Directors on June 24, 2014. Placer
County will include the WSA in the Environmental
Impact Report (EIR) for the project, which will be
considered for approval by their Board of Supervisors.
The WSA is required of the project and compares
available water supplies and estimated water demands
for the next 25-years. Local groundwater resources are
assessed for sufficiency of water supply to meet the
valley’s existing, project, and future water demands in
normal, dry, and multiple dry years.
Existing supplies and demands considered in the WSA
include those of the PSD, the Mutual Water Company,
the Resort at Squaw Creek and Squaw Valley Ski Resort.
The project’s demands are estimated using unit demands
from similar land uses as proposed, while future
demands are estimated using known improvement plans
and historical rates of development. The supply is
estimated using a recently-updated and calibrated
numerical groundwater model. Pumping scenarios are
evaluated in the model to assess if there is adequate
water supply to meet water demands over the next 25years, under a variety of drought conditions.
To insure the WSA is as accurate as possible and
because the results of the WSA provide critical insight
into the impacts on groundwater supplies in Olympic
Valley, the PSD commissioned an independent thirdparty peer review of the groundwater model and WSA.
The conclusions of this review will be provided to the
County with the final version of the Water Supply
Assessment. The WSA is a planning step in the approval
process and future verifications and testing are required
to ensure a safe and reliable supply can be provided to
the project.
Independent of the WSA, the PSD is working with
Squaw Valley Real Estate to identify improvements
needed to the District’s water and sewer systems, as well
as its fire protection and emergency medical services.
The District looks forward to continue delivering its high
levels of service to our existing customers as well as our
new ones.
Submitted by Mike Geary, PSD General Manager
SQUAW VALLEY MUNICIPAL
ADVISORY COUNCIL
Currently, the Squaw Valley Municipal Advisory
Council (MAC) is involved with a couple of projects at
various stages in the County process, the Squaw Valley
Ranch Estates, and the Falkner Garage. One other
project, The Plumpjack Project, with an application
pending, was introduced to the MAC at the April
meeting.
The Squaw Valley Ranch Estates first came to the MAC
last October. It is for a project to allow eight one-half
acre single family residences on the current Squaw
Valley Ranch Estates. It entails a request for a rezone of
the site from Forest Recreation to Residential Single
Family. Mike Pavel, the applicant, reported that the
stables ceased operation in 2007 because of economic
issues and was no longer viable. His intent is to hold on
to a couple of parcels for his family and sell off the rest.
Most of the discussion at that meeting concerned the
allowed uses with the current zoning, and what was
permitted in the General Plan. At a second meeting on
the project in March, most of the discussion centered on
the concerns with a re-zone. When the environmental
information is complete, the item will be brought back to
the MAC for a recommendation.
Another project in the pipeline is the Falkner Garage
which is an underground tunnel and garage off Granite
Chief Road under the Squaw Valley Resort Ski Run to
two home sites above Squaw Creek. Environmental
concerns were brought up about this project and when
they are addressed, it will come back to the MAC, most
likely in June.
A preliminary presentation was made on the Plumpjack
Project. The project is based on the removal of all current
structures and construction of new buildings containing
both hotel rooms and whole ownership condos. In
addition to these primary uses, the project will also
include a restaurant and bar, retail, spa and meeting
space. The architects presented some conceptual
drawings.
The MAC has also formed a sub-committee looking to
improve the Shirley Canyon trail situation. There are
now random paths causing erosion and degradation of
the creek. The goal would be a more formal marked trail.
The committee has been in contact with the Forest
Service for coordination and available grant funds. The
Squaw Valley MAC normally meets on the first
Thursday of each month at 6:00 pm at the Squaw Valley
Public Service District meeting room, 305 Squaw Valley
Road, Olympic Valley, CA. On occasion these meetings
are canceled. Go to www.squawvalleypoa.org "helpful
links" to Placer County's website to sign up for
notifications and for the current status of such meetings.
Submitted by Steve Kastan, Field Representative
MESSAGE FROM ALLEN BREUCH,
Senior Planner, Placer County
SQUAW VALLEY MUTUAL WATER
COMPANY
Our hope is to release the Falkner Garage Initial Study
on May 9 for the required 30-day public review period
on the environmental document and then present the
“project “ portion on June 5th to the SVMAC as a
recommendation item for the Planning Commission’s
consideration at their Tahoe meeting on June 26th. If
people want to provide written comments on the Initial
Study, the comments can be sent directly to Maywan
Krach ([email protected]) during the 30-day
public comment period. After the 30-day environmental
review period, the public can provide comments to Kath
Heckert ([email protected]) who is the county
Planning Commission clerk so she can forward the
public comments to the Planning Commissioners review
and consideration. The Planning Commission staff report
comes out 10 days prior to the hearing with a staff
recommendation to the Planning Commission on the
project. The Commission homepage link is below:
http://www.placer.ca.gov/departments/communitydevelo
pment/planning/pchearings
The Squaw Valley Mutual Water Company is nearing
final completion of the Water Improvement Project
started over two years ago. The final item on the
schedule is the installation of a new SCADA system
(Monitoring & Control) of the water system
operation. The Mutual, with the new equipment at Pump
House # 1, will move into the 21st century. The cost
savings are yet to be determined but should help the
bottom line substantially.
If people want to provide comments on the project for
the SVMAC consideration, either Steve Kastan or I can
receive the comments so we can forward them to the
MAC before their June 5th meeting.
The Mutual is also encouraging the members who have
not connected to he new water meters to do so by
October of this year. Approximately 75% of the
members are currently connected to the meters. With the
drought situation looming over all in the Valley the water
meters are a key ingredient to monitoring leaks and over
use. The Board is encouraging self water conservation
for all the members of the Mutual.
The Mutual Board will be saying goodbye to Mr. John
Collins, the current Operations & Maintenance manager,
after July 1st. We hate to see John go but he's looking at
retirement with enthusiasm. The Mutual has been
soliciting new Operators and is near selecting John's
replacement.
The Squaw Valley Ranch Estates re-zone project Initial
Study is not as far along as the Falkner Garage project. I
don’t have any firm dates to provide on release dates and
hearings. However I have been receiving comments
(over 50 now) from the public and will forward them to
Steve Kastan who can then forward them to the MAC for
their consideration when we have a firm SVMAC date
for this project.
The Board elections will take place in September with
two positions up for a vote. Anyone interested in a
Board position please contact Anne-Marie @ Squaw
Valley Mutual Water Company
Submitted by John Johnson, President, MWC
People should also know the Planning Commission staff
report comes out 10 days prior to the hearing with a staff
recommendation to the Planning Commission on the
project. The Commission homepage link is below:
http://www.placer.ca.gov/departments/communitydevelo
pment/planning/pchearings
Allen Breuch, Supervisor Planner, Placer County
During the planning process leading to the 1983 Squaw
Valley General Plan and Land Use Ordinance there was
a clear consensus that a sense of pride and involvement
in maintaining and improving the visual and
environmental quality of the Valley must be developed at
a local level. As a result, the SV Municipal Advisory
Committee and the SV Design Review Committee were
developed as a long-term mechanism to ensure a high
degree of “local home rule”. Placer County committed
itself to cooperating and working with the MAC and
DRC to assure that no new developments within the
valley were permitted without the opportunity for a full
evaluation by and recommendation from the MAC
and/or the DRC.
Memorial Day, 2012, at FireStation
Photo by Treas Manning
WHAT IS THE SVDRC?
The SVDRC was created to guide and influence further
efforts to improve the visual and environmental quality
of the valley. To aid the DRC, a set of “design
guidelines” were developed to be used as a standard
against which all projects will be evaluated during the
design review process. The Design Guidelines provide a
far greater degree of direction to the project proponents
and at the same time allow for greater input from the
local people. Areas which were previously (prior to
the adoption of the 1983 Plan) within a Development
Reserve Zone District, which required Specific Plans
or Rezoning, are now in Districts which eliminate the
Specific Plan Process.
The present SVDRC committee members are Judy
Carini, Jon Shanser, Kevin Strange, Barbara Wilcox and
Cindy Yakimow. Their present job is to address the
Specific Plan that has been presented to Placer County
by KSL. You are encouraged to come to the meetings to
get involved and provide direction so that a strong level
of ‘local home rule’ can be upheld. Meetings of the DRC
are scheduled at 3:30 on the same day as the Municipal
Advisory Committee meeting which is the first Thursday
of the month.
Submitted by Judy Carini, chair of the SVDRC
SQUAW VALLEY FIRE DEPARTMENT
This summer – with California in the throes of a severe
drought - we need to be extraordinarily diligent in
preparing defensible space around structures and in
preventing ignition. If there is a year to start your
defensible space work early and to be particularly
thorough in removing flammable vegetation, dead trees,
dead branches, pine needles – this is the year.
We have seen time and again in other communities that
homes with good defensible space are saved in a
wildland-urban interface fire and those with inadequate
clearance are lost – it’s that simple. When preparing to
defend a neighborhood from an approaching fire,
firefighters triage homes based on the ability of each
home to withstand an approaching fire with a minimum
of assistance and intervention on the part of the fire
crews, which are always fewer than needed. We pick
winners and losers and utilize our limited resources to
protect the greatest number of structures. Your home
can be a winner with the right preparation, but it’s up to
you – waiting until a fire is approaching is too late.
The factors that create wildland fire and determine its
intensity are wind, relative humidity, fuel, slope and
ignition. We can modify fuel (and that’s part of what the
defensible space program is all about) but the only other
factor that we can truly control or prevent is ignition.
The wildland fires that have been most devastating in
California have overwhelmingly been human caused.
Please be keenly aware of any potential sources of
ignition, report any small fires immediately and be
proactive and ruthless in creating defensible space
around your home.
We have an enviable history of fire prevention in Squaw
Valley and we need to work harder than ever this
summer to continue that proud tradition of fire safety.
by Pete Bansen, Fire Chief
FRIENDS OF SQUAW VALLEY
The organization, Friends of Squaw Valley, was formed
in 2012 in response to the Squaw Valley Real Estate
proposed village development. The FoSV mission is to
“seek an improved and vibrant village that thrives
economically while serving both locals and visitors yet
retains aesthetics and community character.”
To fulfill this mission, FoSV has conducted numerous
meetings and a survey of friends and neighbors to
articulate vision and values. Consultants have been hired
to define key elements of a successful ski village. FoSV
has submitted NOP comments to Placer County
addressing environmental impacts of the village plan.
Presentations are being made to the SV Design Review
Committee articulating design guidelines to shape the
proposed village.
FoSV will continue to gather input and develop
additional guidelines to assure any future developers
would build a sustainable and successful village. FoSV
will provide critical analysis of the draft EIR, due in the
fall, and submit concerns and suggestions to Placer
County. Key documents, historic activities, media
commentary, and opportunities to get involved or donate
to the efforts of FoSV can be found on Facebook as well
as on the website www.friendsofsv.org.
submitted by Ed Heneveld
NEW SCHOOLS
THRIVE IN OLYMPIC VALLEY
Creekside Charter School moved from Tahoe City to
become a part of the Olympic Valley community last fall,
expanding from 90 students to 161. Squaw Valley
Preparatory, governed under the same Board, opened its
doors to serve an initial 70 7th through 10th
graders. The two schools share a site located near the
Olympic Valley Lodge on Chamonix and are grateful for
the warm welcome from neighboring businesses and
residents.
Creekside and Squaw Prep are charter schools within the
California public school system, operating as nonclassroom based programs with classes Monday through
Thursday and enrichment activities and clubs on
Fridays. The flexibility of non-classroom programs fits
well with the winter athletic, dance, and a variety of
other pursuits of Creekside and Squaw Prep students,
allowing for morning training and travel for competitions
while still being held and supported in high academic
standards.
Both programs utilize a blended model of instruction,
incorporating innovative technology, individualized
learning and community stewardship and involvement
within a framework of state and common core
standards. Students at Creekside and Squaw Prep
recognize that they are valuable contributors to their
local and global communities and environments and are
empowered to serve an active role to make the world a
better place. These ethics also drive a sense of healthy
competition in academics as the high school students
consider college and career opportunities.
Squaw Valley Preparatory is celebrating its recent
WASC accreditation and is preparing to add 11th grade
for the 2014/15 school year, and 12th grade in the
2015/16 school year. Both schools look forward to the
outdoor education opportunities of our environment and
are designing service learning elements into next year's
academic offerings.
Submitted by Camille Taylor, Executive Director,
Creekside Charter School, Squaw Valley Preparatory
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TO BE OR NOT TO
BE…INCORPORATED
A group of Squaw residents has formed a committee to
change Squaw Valley into an incorporated “town” or
“city.” The process of incorporating an area from within
a county is complicated and costly. There are divergent
views, many strongly held, as to whether incorporation is
or is not a good idea.
In support is the suggestion that control of many aspects
of government activities in the hands of a locally elected
council will make for better government because it
would be more responsive to local issues than is Placer
County. Chief among these are regulation of real estate
projects, road maintenance, snow removal. If formed the
town fathers would have the option to arrange for town
employees to carry out these tasks or contract for such
services with independent contractors or with Placer
County (e.g., police services from the county sheriff’s
office). Proponents suggest that a locally elected town
council would have more knowledge of local issues than
the five supervisors located in Auburn
Opponents are concerned that a) the costs could cause
the town to become broke; b) that local politicians and
their electorate could initiate costly projects which are
paid for from 1) additional property taxes which could
adversely affect out-of- town residents who own a house,
condo or time share and who, because they are not
residents, would not benefit from such projects and have
no right to vote on the matter; or 2) from additional
transient occupancy or sales’ taxes which are paid by
visitors but adversely affect local providers of short term
rentals and shops, respectively.
Under way is a study of whether such an incorporated
entity is financially viable. Also soon to be under way
are negotiations between the proponents and the Placer
County over money the town would pay to the county to
make the formation financially neutral to Place County,
as required by state law. Any such formation must be
approved by a state created board, the Local Agency
Formation Commission (“LAFCO”) and then approved
by the voters within the area proposed to be
incorporated. If incorporation is approved by LAFCO,
only the registered voters in Squaw Valley would vote
whether to incorporate. A simple majority carries the
vote. One objection of those who are not registered to
vote in Squaw Valley, but own property as in the
townhouses, is that a small number of voters would
decide the future of Squaw Valley.
Further issues involve the possible negative effects on
revenues which the town would collect from local
business in the future that the county might otherwise
want to spend on services in “east county.” Also
unknown is whether the proposed Village Project would
be part of a newly formed town, and, if it would be,
whether the proposal would therefore be subject to the
newly formed Town Council's approval.
Information for incorporation is available on IOV’s
website,
www.incorporateolympicvalley.org.
The
opponents of incorporation point of view is on the web
site: http://www.saveolympicvalley.org. IOV has
scheduled monthly meetings to share information and to
respond to community concerns. The next meeting is
scheduled for 7:00, June 4, in the PSD public meeting
room.
Submitted by Andrew Lange
The SVPOA has for many years participated in the Cal
Trans Adopt-A-Highway program. Volunteers from
Squaw Valley gather for approximately 3 clean up days
during the course of the summer. We work as a team
meeting at the park and then embarking with a partner to
clean up a section from the entrance of Squaw Valley
towards Truckee. Our first scheduled clean up will be on
Thursday June 19th, meeting at 9:00 at the park parking
lot. If you are interested, leave a message with Greg
Parker at [email protected] and you will be
contacted prior to that date. We will also have clean up
days in August and in either September or October.
JOAN KLAUSSEN, LONG TIME
RESIDENT IN SQUAW VALLEY
Joan Klaussen, well known in Squaw Valley, has lived in
the valley longer than most of the current residents. She
obviously has seen many changes in the valley since she
arrived in 1956. Her only introduction to skiing before
coming west was going with high school classmates to
ski for a week at Cannon Mountain. After earning a BS
in Nursing from Simmons College, her first job was in a
hospital in Boston. Being adventuresome she decided to
head west so took a Greyhound Bus to San Francisco
with several friends….and has never turned back. Her
first job in the west was as a nurse at Stanford Hospital
located in San Francisco at that time.
Initially Joan lived on a houseboat. Neighboring her was
Peter Klaussen also living on a houseboat. At that time
Peter was building a cabin in Squaw Valley with an
eastern friend, Henrik Bull. Peter had also felt the pull of
the west after graduating from Harvard. Joan started
going up to Squaw Valley with Peter where he was
building his cabin in 1956. They ended up living in the
cabin the first years of their marriage. That house,
designed by Henrik Bull, was later bought from them by
a friend, John Chisholm..
Joan and Peter made Squaw Valley their permanent
home where Peter could build houses, ski, and work on
the mountain. Joan and Peter had four children who had
the entire valley as their playground. Before the
Olympics, Squaw Valley was a quiet community. Young
families were moving into the valley which provided an
ideal environment for children to grow up in. The
families got together frequently and dreamed up fun
social activities. At Easter there was an egg hunt in the
meadow and an Easter Bunny. Go-cart races were held
as further entertainment. A Treasure Hunt was an outdoor tradition that lasted over 20 years. The Sporting
Club was formed which had fun races for families on
Little Papoose.
As more people moved into the valley to build homes,
Peter Klaussen and others had concerns about the design
of the new structures. Thus the Squaw Valley Property
Owners Association was initially formed to monitor the
structures being built. Joan was a SVPOA Board member
for many years and the initial editor of this newsletter.
For one year, Peter and Joan ran the Cornice Restaurant
on the top of KT.
Joan would haul doughnuts,
hamburgers, soup, and buns up every morning on the lift.
In the evening Peter and Joan would haul the garbage
and dirty dishes down since the restaurant had no
running water. In 1961-1962 Peter began to work on the
development of Alpine Meadows so they gave up the
restaurant work.
Joan, resuming her nursing career, worked at the new
emergency medical clinic at the bottom of the mountain
around 1967. She worked at the TTMC clinic for 30
years which she greatly enjoyed. The clinic was mostly
open in the winter. When her neighbors found out that
Joan was a nurse, she ended up with many calls and
mothers coming to her house with their sick children.
Joan was a skier but never a racer as were Peter and her
children. One of her favorite memories in all her years in
Squaw Valley are the picnics of all types at the flat rock
up Shirley Canyon. To her many friends in the area, Joan
is known, not only a lover of nature, but as a vivacious
woman who loves to have fun. Having lived all these
years in Squaw Valley and watching the community
grow, there is still no other place she would rather be
then in Olympic Valley surrounded by beautiful
mountains.
Now that skis and snowboards are tucked away, it is time
to dust off the pickleball rackets and balls. Once again
John and Jean Sproehnle are organizing, with other
pickleball players, games in Squaw Valley at the park.
Any interested individual can drop by on Saturday and
Sunday mornings to pick up a game. Instruction will
also be given for beginners. In addition ladies only
sessions are planned for Tuesdays. For more information
or if you are interested in giving Pickleball a try, call
John and Jean at (530) 583-4196 or email to
[email protected].
SUMMER SCHEDULE OF SQUAW
VALLEY INSTITUTE
May 31st we are honoring Lyme disease awareness
month with Angeli Van Laanen. Location Squaw Creek
Resort
Late June we are running a Water and Drought panel
discussion in timing with the TTPUD report which is
being released June 12th.
July we generally take off but I have a surprise musical
guest coming for an intimate story teller evening and
music workshop.
August we will run the Farm to Table dinner in Squaw
Valley
September 22nd will be the celebrity golf tournament
submitted by Mike Reardon, Executive Director, SV
Institute
SQUAW VALLEY CHAPEL
The Squaw Valley Chapel, United Church of Christ, 144
Squaw Peak Road in Olympic Valley holds worship
services every Sunday at 10 AM. Visitors are cordially
welcome. Alcoholics Anonymous meets in the Chapel’s
Lodge Room every Thursday evening beginning at 6 PM.
It is an open meeting.
On Sunday, June 22, 2014, at 10 AM Squaw Valley
Chapel will be celebrating its 20th anniversary of the reopening of the Chapel as a local congregation. In its
earliest years the Chapel was owned by the United
Church of Christ denomination, which subsidized a
ministry here following the 1960 Olympics. When this
failed the building was used as a retreat center, and then
closed for 21 years. On Sunday, June 19, 1994, a group
of local residents under the leadership of the Rev Guthrie
Swartz reopened the Chapel for services. They
refurbished the building and purchased it from the
denomination. The 20th anniversary celebration will
include a service of worship and potluck lunch. All
friends of the Chapel are urged to participate.
Submitted by Reverend Art Domingue
WORDS FROM SVPOA PRESIDENT
Times are a changing in Squaw Valley. As you have
read in this newsletter, at least three projects have been
proposed to be built. The continued mission of the
SVPOA is to share pertinent information with Squaw
Valley property owners. Treas Manning, a member of
the SVPOA board, has created an excellent website,
www.squawvalleypoa.org. which includes links to
boards and organizations in Squaw Valley as well as
announcement of events. We are also periodically
sending to our members by e-mail, announcements of
events in the valley. Another communication effort is to
keep updated the community bulletin board outside the
post office
This spring we invited HOA Board Presidents to share
concerns related to the KSL development as well as to
learn more about the SVPOA. We realize that Olympic
Valley has about 7000 property owners mostly who live
in townhouses and condos. We would like to hear their
ideas and perhaps build more of a community in Squaw
Valley of property owners who do not live in the valley
full time. We realize that week-enders do not have the
advantage of going to meetings, such as the MAC,
during the week. We plan in the coming year to have
community meetings on week-ends to share information
on the developments in the valley.
The next major step in the KSL proposed development is
the draft EIR, planned to be out in the fall. There will be
a month for the public to send comments to Placer
County Planning Department We will keep all our
members appraised of the time to comment.
by Sally Brew, President, SVPOA
RENEW YOUR SVPOA MEMBERSHIP NOW!!!
NEW/RENEWAL MEMBERSHIP REPLY FORM
ANNUAL DUES ARE $30 FOR TWELVE MONTHS, DUE IN MAY. DELINQUENT AFTER AUGUST 30, 2013.
Thank you, members, for your continued support. To those Squaw Valley property owners who have
not become paid members, won’t you consider joining now? SVPOA is a valley-wide association that
any property owner may join. Your membership will ensure that you will keep informed of all
important issues. Our social events are a great way to meet new neighbors and visit with old friends.
The annual dues cover June 1, 2014-May 31, 2015. One can also renew membership on the SVPOA
website, www.squawvalleypoa.org.
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Shirley Canyon in Spring
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Squaw Valley Real Estate Market Update
Ladies & gentlemen, start your engines!
Single Family Residence in Squaw Valley:
5/1/12- 5/1/13
5/1/13- 5/1/14
17 sales
23 sales
Median price:
Median price:
$892,000
$1,750,000
Squaw Valley Condominiums:
5/1/12- 5/1/13
55 sales
Median price:
$370,000
5/1/13- 5/1/14
50 sales
Median price:
$452,500
The single family inventory currently shows 25 homes on the MLS. 2 properties are in escrow. 7 of the 23 single family sales have happened between 1/1/14 thru 5/1/14. The highest listing price at the moment is $16,000,000. (The Poulsen Estate) The lowest listing price is $695,000. *A noteworthy sale this past year is that of 258 Granite Chief Rd. which sold 8/9/13 for a record $8,500,000! The average days on market (DOM) for single family residences in the time period from 5/1/12-­‐ 5/1/13 was 242 days. The DOM decreased to 184 in the time period from 5/1/13 -­‐5/1/14! Condos are moving along as well with 50 sales since 5/1/13. There are currently 57 condos on the market, with 17 of those 50 sales happening in from 1/1/14 thru 5/1/14. The Bay Area market is on the move w/ many properties getting multiple offers and selling above list price. As summer comes, Squaw Valley real estate is heating up too! Provided by Tamara McKinney