In The News – Nevada Senate bill offers avenue to develop funding locally in Tahoe communities
May 9, 2025 | Member Submitted
Originally Published in the Tahoe Daily Tribune, 05/09/2025, Written by Katelyn Welsh
Transportation challenges, litter, and user impacts are lake-wide issues that some believe Nevada Senate Bill 420 might have one answer for. SB 420 would establish an act that allows local businesses to create business improvement districts, BIDs for short, in the Tahoe area of Nevada.
The establishment of a BID could manifest in an extra 5-10 cents on your $10 beer or slice of pizza, however, that percentage would then go towards community needs as approved by local businesses.
“It’s really taking local control over issues and opportunities that are in front of us,” Andy Chapman says, president and CEO of Travel North Tahoe Nevada, a proponent for the bill and the destination management organization for the Washoe County portion of Lake Tahoe.