Truckee Thursdays for Food, Fun & Frolic
June 27, 2010
Every Thursday throughout the summer, Truckee will close their main street (Donner Pass Rd.) at Commercial Row in the Historic Downtown area, just up the street from our Keller Williams office. Businesses will stay open late, and booths will be set up in the street with all kinds of ware to sell. Music will be playing, food will be grilling, crafts and produce will be for sale among many other items and services. It is great to bump into our friends and neighbors after a long winter’s hibernation and it’s good for business too.
This Thursday, July 1st, the JK Real Estate team will be sitting at the Relay for Life table trying to get anybody’s attention and let them know about the upcoming American Cancer’s Relay for Life event on July 17 & 18. We may have some sweet treats to entice you to come over and say Hi! If you are in town and mulling around please stop by and see us.
Mountain Country Ranchette in Glenshire – $465,000
June 15, 2010
Yes, privacy is the name of the game here — 2332 square feet of living space inside and lots of decks and spaces outside. Set back from the road down a meandering driveway and walk, the home sports 3 large bedrooms, 2 baths and a massive 4 car detached garage. Modestly priced at $465,000
The interior has vaulted wood ceilings and plenty of accents so that you know you are in the mountains. There are also 2 functional and compliant woodstoves for extra warmth during the winter months. The kitchen is country with lots of storage space and located adjacent to the dining area and deck for quick summer bar-b-ques. A great place to entertain as the floor plan lends itself to wandering and has plenty of room.
Strategically placed landscaping provides tons of privacy on this 1.1 acre parcel located in Glenshire’s unit #1, it has the added advantage of being horse property.
Hideout here and you may never know you have neighbors. Take a tour here!!
Truckee’s FREE Recycling Day — June 19, 2010
June 13, 2010
In an effort to keep Truckee GREEN, the Town of Truckee, Tahoe Truckee Sierra Disposal, CalRecycle and Suddenlink are sponsoring a Community Recycle Day on June 19th, 2010. The collections begin at 9 am but there are specific times to bring your recyclables. Not only will you be able to drop off your old auto tires (up to 9) but you can also drop off your electronics and universal waste (includes household batteries, fluorescent lamps and bulbs, empty aerosol cans and any items that contains mercury).
Also, the Truckee Police Department and Shred-it will be there to accept confidential documents and will shred them for free (limit 100 lbs per resident).
The scheduled times are:
Residential Paper Shred: 9-11 am
E-waste and Tire Collection: 9 am – 2 pm
WHERE: The back parking lot of Truckee Town Hall which is located at 10182 Truckee Airport Road
More information: Nichole Dorr (530) 582-2909 ndorr@townoftruckee.com
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Sagehen hike
June 12, 2010
Every year a group of women set out on a leisurely hike to view the Caymus Lilies in a display of their bloom. Ususally the large meadow is a sea of blue as they proudly show their color. This year was a little different however; we postponed our hike waiting for these beauties to arrive but it seems the cold weather has affected us all and they were not quite ready to strut their stuff. Timing is everything and it seems that the lilies would like another week of warm sunshine (so would we by the way!) before they bloom in all of their glory. The hike however was not a disappointment, the usually meandering little brook that our trail follows was rapidly moving it’s waters towards its destination of Stampede Lake that you see in the distance. The sound of rushing water is always welcome to hear as that means our lakes and reservoirs are filling their banks (and the doggies like it too). I guess that means we are just going to have to get out there again next week. Oh darn!
Canyon Springs Subdivision
June 9, 2010
We got some news the other day that this subdivision, which is located on the east side of the Glenshire-Devonshire subdivision, is showing some signs of being resurrected. I say resurrected because about 4 years ago, during the height of the development season, the Canyon Springs proposal was heavily rebuffed by the surrounding residents and because of so many objections, the developers pulled their application and went back to the drawing board. As it turned out, the decision to postpone any development was a most fortuitous one in view of the economic crises that ensued.
The notice came from the Town of Truckee in the form of an announcement of a notice of a tentative map application which was filed on June 3, 2010. The Town also made it clear to us that this was by no means approval but rather the beginning of a lengthy process that the developers must go through with lots of time for public input. We also received an e-mail from the project developers that outlined the proposal. The project will ultimately involve 284 acres and is planned to have 185 residential lots. Most of these are single family residential but there will be a few tri-plex lots. There will be 8 phases in the development. Get more information directly at their website here.
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