SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. and#8212; The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency's Executive Director Joanne Marchetta will host a fireside chat at Lake Tahoe Community College on Wednesday, according to a statement from the agency.

The discussion will run from 6 to 7:30 p.m. and the topic will be and#8220;21st Century Environmentalism and the Regional Plan Update.and#8221;

The chat is the first of two evening talks on how Marchetta is transitioning the TRPA from its once-needed focus on stopping runaway growth and parcel-by-parcel regulation, to one focused on encouraging 21st century environmentalism, according to the statement.

This new direction involves public/private partnerships to revitalize Tahoe's built environment, attain environmental goals and transition to more permitting by local governments.

and#8220;Today's challenge is not the issue of growth, but the existing outdated infrastructure polluting Lake Tahoe and contributing to clarity loss,and#8221; Marchetta said in the statement. and#8220;One emphasis of the Regional Plan Update is on fixing the existing built environment. This means upgrading facilities to install both state-of-the-art water quality treatments as well as other forms of up-to-date conservation measures, while at the same time revitalizing our communities.and#8221;

The public is invited to join Marchetta at the discussion.

For more information, contact Kristi Boosman at 775-589-5230 or kboosman@trpa.org.