Thank you for caring.

You should be pleased to know your fellow citizens/taxpayers of the County of El Dorado are tremendous stewards of Lake Tahoe’s clarity. Literally we have spent tens of millions of dollars. Our county has exceeded every standard set by the Lahanton Water Quailty Control Board.

Now, as reward for our stewardship, Lahanton changed the rules by placing a $1.6 billion new tax burden to underwrite their ” 20 year goal seeking 6 additional feet of clarity challenge”.

This $1.6 billion expenditure will be measured annually by dropping a secchi dish into the middle of the lake and making a eyeball determination of how clear the lake is that day.

This challenge will cost County of El Dorado taxpayers/citizens, (my back of the envelope numbers) $133,000,000 payable over next 20 years.

Our entire discretionary general fund used to run law enforcement, health and human services and general government runs $120,000,000 thereabouts , depending on year.

Lahanton says not to worry, they will help us by showing new ways to levy forfeitures on people, business and governments. Incredible!

You know, if the county had $13,000,000 a year to spend, on a list of 1,000 things to spend it on Lake Tahoe calrity would not be on my list.

Lake Tahoe clarity, absolutley!

$13,000,000 of new taxes, NO!

Respectfully,
Ron Briggs