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I was honored to be a part of the grand reopening of the Grizzly Flats Post Office earlier this year. The post office was destroyed along with hundreds of homes in the Caldor Fire. For over a year, my office had been working to restore electricity in the Post Office as well as working to secure aid for residents. The resilience of this community is an inspiration.
I have also been supporting funding for local community projects. I secured funding for the Georgetown Divide Public Utility District Water Reliability and Fire Resiliency Storage Tank Project to construct a 2-million-gallon fire resilient water storage tank. This project would benefit the community by providing additional water supply reliability to meet current and future needs, as well as enhancing fire prevention efforts through increased water availability.
“The District extends its gratitude to Representative Kiley and his team for their advocacy for the residents of the Georgetown Divide. The support our rural region has received on a national level stands as a testament to Representative Kiley and his team’s stewardship and recognition of their constituents through their active work to protect residents,” said Mitch MacDonald President of the Board of Directors Georgetown Divide Public Utility District.
Nicholas Schneider, General Manager GDPUD said, “These funds allow for critical infrastructure protecting the communities our District serves. Increased storage capacity ensures availability of reserves necessary for fighting fires, improving flows which are crucial during adverse events. The tank also provides redundancy in the delivery system ensuring uninterrupted access to supply for residents.”
I also supported the South Tahoe Public Utility District for Enhancing the Resilience of Critical Water Infrastructure Project. We secured $1,000,000 to replace deteriorating waterlines, improve infrastructure, and install new fire hydrants. This project would benefit the community by improving water quality, enhancing fire protection capabilities, and providing reliable access to clean drinking water, particularly for disadvantaged neighborhoods in South Lake Tahoe, a high-risk wildfire area.
Touring the South Tahoe PUD water storage and treatment facility in September 2023.
“The Board of Director’s of the South Tahoe Public Utility District, and myself would like to thank Congressman Kiley for his unwavering support to upsize water infrastructure to help fight fire in the Tahoe Basin. The $1 million of federal funding will install fire hydrants and waterline along Pioneer Trail to protect South Lake Tahoe from wildfire. Thank you for the continued support,” said Paul Hughes, South Tahoe Public Utility District General Manager.
In the most recent House Appropriations process, I was able to secure $1,000,000 for the Lake Tahoe Boulevard Apartments will be 100% affordable mixed-income residential project with an affordability term of 55 years, a ground floor commercial component consistent with the Tourist Core Area Plan mixed use goals. This project is anticipated to have 70 units of affordable housing, live work units, indoor and outdoor common space. This will improve upon and help address high cost of housing.
Also in South Lake Tahoe, we were able to secure an additional $1,000,000 for the Park Avenue Waterline project which will enhance local water infrastructure by increasing service and increasing water pressure to reduce the threat of wildfire and protect the community of South Lake Tahoe. We will also replace 2,000 feet of existing 2-inch and 6-inch deteriorating watermains with larger watermains and installing new fire hydrants will ensure the tourist core and multi-family housing has reliable and safe drinking water supply and fire flow.
