July 23 Community Meeting

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ASSEMBLYMAN GAINES ANNOUNCES TAHOE COMMUNITY MEETING

Forum Will Focus on Fire Protection and Forest Management Reform

SACRAMENTO – Assemblyman Ted Gaines (R-Roseville) today announced that he will be holding an important community forum in South Lake Tahoe on July 23rd, to discuss fire protection and forest management reform with local, state and federal officials. Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons will join Assemblyman Gaines at the forum.

Gaines will also discuss his plans for a legislative proposal that would provide a tax credit of up to $500 annually for residents who create or expand a defensible space around their homes or property. Members of the public are invited to attend and comment following the presentations.

WHO: Assemblyman Ted Gaines
Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons
Officials representing local, state and federal government, including Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, City of South Lake Tahoe, County of El Dorado, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Coalition to Save Lake Tahoe, California Tahoe Conservancy, and the United States Forest Service.

WHAT: Community Forum to discuss forest management reform ideas and fire protection and forest fuel removal practices in the wake of the devastating Angora Fire.

WHEN: Monday, July 23, 2007
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

WHERE: South Tahoe High School, Blue Gym