Community meeting Tuesday regarding saw mill behind Topsy Lane south of Carson City
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 08/22/2022 - 4:29pm
Event Date:
August 23, 2022 - 10:00am
Following the announcement of the first new significant sawmill in the region in decades, Tahoe Forest Products LLC will hold a community meeting on Tuesday, August 23 at 10 a.m. The event will be held at Indian Hills General Improvement District, at 3394 James Lee in Carson City.
TFP will provide updates on the construction of the sawmill, plans for noise mitigation and other possible concerns as well as details about the company’s first log purchase assisting the Sierra-at-Tahoe clean-up efforts and more, according to a news release.
The sawmill is planned on 40 acres off Highway 50 behind Carson City Plaza and behind Walmart, Petco and Costco south of Carson City.
Tahoe Forest Products will also host an open house from 4 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, August 30. Community members are welcome to stop by anytime during that period and ask questions or gather information about the project. The open house will be held at The Red Barn located at 3264 Sunridge Dr. in Carson City.
According to its website, Tahoe Forest Products is dedicated to the responsible commercial milling of logs sourced within our region. TFP’s operation will support forest health as part of critical fire fuels reduction efforts on public and private land, and also in the salvage, clean-up and restoration of local areas impacted by devastating wildfires by offering a convenient location to deliver salvaged timber.
Working in partnership with the Washoe Development Corporation, an affiliate of the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California, its facility will be the first significant sawmill in the Sierra Nevada in several decades, providing employment opportunities for dozens of local citizens and tribal members.
TFP was formed for the purpose of constructing a commercial sawmill in the Tahoe region that would provide a nearby destination for the responsible processing of harvested and salvaged local timber. It is funded, managed and governed by longtime Tahoe-area residents and investors. The sawmill has the support of key members of our environmental community, including: The Tahoe Fund, The Parasol Tahoe Community Foundation and The US Forest Service.
More information is available at www.tahoeforestproducts.com. Questions can be directed to info@tahoeforestproducts.com.
