New Lake Tahoe lodge praised as boon to economy, environment
STATELINE, Nev. — More than two decades after developers first faced a series of stringent regulations, a $100 million lodge has opened on the south shore of Lake Tahoe to rave reviews from politicians, business leaders and environmentalists.
Completion of the 154-room Edgewood Tahoe Lodge on the edge of the golf course that hosts a nationally televised celebrity golf tournament was contingent on protecting wetlands and limiting storm water runoff harmful to the lake’s famed clarity, the Tahoe Daily Tribune (http://tinyurl.com/y8nxjp2z) reported.
“It’s going to employ 240 local residents and give them incredible and meaningful jobs,” Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval said at the lodge’s grand opening earlier this week. Just as important, he said, “is pairing redevelopment with conservation.”
“There’s some conservation as a result of this project that wouldn’t have happened otherwise. It’s going to help preserve and protect the lake,” Sandoval said.