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CARSON CITY - Plans for a $500
million resort development on Lake Tahoe's north
shore were outlined Wednesday as the Nevada Gaming
Control Board reviewed one of the key people
involved in the venture.
The Boulder Bay LLC development plan for the old
Tahoe Biltmore Lodge at Crystal Bay was reviewed
as the Control Board recommended Heather Lynn
Bacon to participate in Biltmore operations while
regulators review her pending casino licensing
application.
Bacon, represented by attorney Scott Scherer, has
an extensive business background, but it doesn't
include gambling industry expertise. She said the
advance participation at the Biltmore will help to
provide that.
Control Board members agreed with the plan but
cautioned Bacon, daughter of Boulder Bay owner
Roger Wittenberg, to remain in an observer role
while the panel considers her application for
licensing as head of the company that will operate
the gambling at the Biltmore site.
The board's parent state Gaming Commission will
have final say on Bacon's "observer" status
request April 17.
Boulder Bay LLC wants to build an upscale
destination resort on about 14 acres that would
include 200 hotel rooms and nearly 180
fractional-ownership or whole-ownership
condominiums. Also planned are a "village" area
with restaurants and shops, a 10,000-square-foot
casino, "pocket" parks and family entertainment
centers.
The proposed development, now being reviewed by
the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, has been
described by Wittenberg as the kind of project
that Tahoe planners have foreseen for years.
Tourism officials have said the upgrade would
benefit the entire North Shore.
But at a recent forum, people living in the
Crystal Bay area expressed concern about the size
of the venture, potential traffic problems that it
might cause and other impacts on the scenic
community overlooking Lake Tahoe.
Lake Tahoe-based Boulder Bay LLC purchased the
Tahoe Biltmore and some adjacent properties,
include the vacant site of the old Mariner Hotel,
in 2007. Boulder Bay is a partnership between
Wittenberg's International Supply Consor tium,
Shoreline Capital and Scott Cos.
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