Citing safety risks from overdevelopment, Tahoe residents take Washoe to court

Citing safety risks from overdevelopment, Tahoe residents take Washoe to court

Traffic backed up on Hwy 50 as people evacuated ahead of the Caldor Fire in August, 2021. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)The Washoe County Commission failed to address “serious threats” to public safety and wildfire evacuation when it approved development amendments adopted in 2023 by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, says a Petition for Judicial Review filed Tuesday by the Tahoe Sierra Clean Air Coalition.  The amendments, approved by…