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Our Family Love Affair with South Tahoe

From a Reader:

On June 13, 1945, our parents were married. They chose to honeymoon in beautiful South Lake Tahoe. During their honeymoon, they both fell in love with SLT. So much so, they toured the city and noticed an empty lot, located at XXXX Xxxxxxx Ave. Soon thereafter, they purchased the lot, with the hope and a prayer that one day, they would be able to build a home.

This lovely couple ultimately had 4 children, where they would always spend their summers in SLT, getting a room at a local motel. During those many summers, our parents would drive us by our empty lot, telling us with excitement, “Someday we will have a cabin there”.

Being a young couple with a single income, it was not until 23 years later, were they able to build that cabin that now resides here. Our parents were beyond proud and happy to provide their children with the lovely cabin.

Since 1968, our parents and three generations later, have created and shared 56 years of unbelievable happy memories at ‘The Xxxxxxx Family Tahoe Cabin’. Each of the generations have loved our Tahoe home.

Although unfortunately, our parents have since passed and left the home to their children, who are now all retired and on fixed incomes afforded by Social Security, some of us having debilitating conditions.

This cabin is not "vacant." Our families and kids and grandkids are there often. When we are not there, it is filled up with our parents' love, hopes and memories. We are not wealthy, and if Measure N were to pass, we'd have to sell our parents' dream, as we are too old to be landlords and can't afford a $6,000 tax.

Sincerely,

Xxxxxxx