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SOUT LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — At least two board races and one local ballot measure are likely to be in front of voters when they head to the polls Nov. 8.
Measure R took another step toward becoming a reality Friday and several South Shore residents have thrown their hats in the ring for seats on the South Tahoe Public Utility District Board of Direc tors, Lake Tahoe Unified School District Board and Lake Tahoe Community College Board of Trustees.
The three-member South Lake Tahoe Recreational Facilities Joint Powers Authority spent a Thursday meeting wordsmithing a ballot argument in favor of Measure R and discussing two advisory committees that would be formed if the measure is approved by voters.
The proposed measure would expand the JPA's use of Measure S funds to include the renovation of Class 1 bike trails built before Sept. 19, 2000 and improvement of ball fields on the California side of the South Shore.
With at least two other South Shore boards holding contested elections, the cost of putting the measure on the ballot for the JPA should come in under the authority's $35,000 budget for the measure, said staff member John Upton.
Exactly what the measure will cost is unknown until the after the election.
“We don't know until we get the bill,” Upton said.
The JPA still has the option to pull the plug on the measure at an Aug. 10 meeting.
Incumbents Michael Doyle and Sue Novasel have filed to run for three available seats on the Lake Tahoe Unified School District Board, according to the El Dorado County Elections Department.
Incumbent Karen Borges and Michael Bischoff have filed for two available seats on the Lake Tahoe Community College Board of Trustees.
Claude Gunsch, John Runnels and Randy Vogelgesang have each filed to run for the third seat on South Tahoe Public Utility District's Board of Directors. The seat is currently filled by longtime director Mary Lou Mosbacher.
Mosbacher, 82, has served on the board for 21 years, but has decided not to run for re-election in order to spend more time with her growing family. She has seven grandchildren, seven great grandchildren and the weddings of two family members to attend this summer.
During a phone interview Friday, Mosbacher said was reluctant to give up her seat because she still enjoys the work of a district board member.
“I just hate to leave, but I think it's time,” Mosbacher said.
Board President Dale Rise has also filed for re-election to the public utility district's fourth seat, according to the elections department.
The nomination period for the Nov. 8 election opened July 18 and runs through Aug. 12 at 5 p.m. For offices where the incumbent fails to file by the deadline, the nomination period will be ex tended to Aug. 17. at 5 p.m.
Measure R took another step toward becoming a reality Friday and several South Shore residents have thrown their hats in the ring for seats on the South Tahoe Public Utility District Board of Direc tors, Lake Tahoe Unified School District Board and Lake Tahoe Community College Board of Trustees.
The three-member South Lake Tahoe Recreational Facilities Joint Powers Authority spent a Thursday meeting wordsmithing a ballot argument in favor of Measure R and discussing two advisory committees that would be formed if the measure is approved by voters.
The proposed measure would expand the JPA's use of Measure S funds to include the renovation of Class 1 bike trails built before Sept. 19, 2000 and improvement of ball fields on the California side of the South Shore.
With at least two other South Shore boards holding contested elections, the cost of putting the measure on the ballot for the JPA should come in under the authority's $35,000 budget for the measure, said staff member John Upton.
Exactly what the measure will cost is unknown until the after the election.
“We don't know until we get the bill,” Upton said.
The JPA still has the option to pull the plug on the measure at an Aug. 10 meeting.
Incumbents Michael Doyle and Sue Novasel have filed to run for three available seats on the Lake Tahoe Unified School District Board, according to the El Dorado County Elections Department.
Incumbent Karen Borges and Michael Bischoff have filed for two available seats on the Lake Tahoe Community College Board of Trustees.
Claude Gunsch, John Runnels and Randy Vogelgesang have each filed to run for the third seat on South Tahoe Public Utility District's Board of Directors. The seat is currently filled by longtime director Mary Lou Mosbacher.
Mosbacher, 82, has served on the board for 21 years, but has decided not to run for re-election in order to spend more time with her growing family. She has seven grandchildren, seven great grandchildren and the weddings of two family members to attend this summer.
During a phone interview Friday, Mosbacher said was reluctant to give up her seat because she still enjoys the work of a district board member.
“I just hate to leave, but I think it's time,” Mosbacher said.
Board President Dale Rise has also filed for re-election to the public utility district's fourth seat, according to the elections department.
The nomination period for the Nov. 8 election opened July 18 and runs through Aug. 12 at 5 p.m. For offices where the incumbent fails to file by the deadline, the nomination period will be ex tended to Aug. 17. at 5 p.m.
