Wednesday, 05 December 2007 00:49
Kay's Resort and the EID
What’s in the future for Kay’s
Resort at Silver Lake? The El Dorado Irrigation District
acquired the former Kay's Silver Lake Resort when it bought a PG&E hydroelectric system
in 1999. EID closed the resort facilities – including a boat launch – last
year. The EID is considering selling the property to pay for rebuilding the
boat launch there – the district is required to maintain the boat launch for
public use.
According
to Dave Eggerton, counsel for EID, the district is currently inventorying the
property and doing an environmental assessment to determine the extent of
potential clean up. The board created a task force comprised of two board
members, President Bill George and director George Osborne, and community
members, to evaluate what to do with the historic property. There currently are
no dates set for public meetings on what to do with Kay’s Resort, but Eggerton
says the board is anxious to make a decision early in 2008. Once the Board
makes a decision, they will have a few short summer months for any construction
or demolition that needs to occur. If interested parties would like to participate on the task force or be
included on the e-mail distribution list for notices of public meetings on
Kay’s Resort, contact Peg Campbell, EID Clerk of the board, at (530) 642-4055
or by e-mail at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Meetings will be held at the EID office in Placerville.