Wednesday, May 26, 1999 | 11:59 a.m.
An agreement that would resolve the dispute is in the works and parties involved decided not to go before the TRPA until August, according to Gary Midkiff, a consultant for Glenbrook property owner Robert Daiss.
The TRPA board had planned to consider a ban of all future pier construction in the area Wednesday. Its advisory board endorsed the pier prohibition earlier this month.
Daiss is proposing an amendment that would solidify guidelines created in the 1980s, which detail Glenbrook homeowners' wishes to keep new piers out of the bay.
One reason for the push now is TRPA is in the process of amending its shorezone ordinances. Property owners are concerned that the proposed changes may allow more piers in the bay, which is almost pier-free now.
Another reason is that two Glenbrook homeowners - Harvey Whittemore and Larry Ruvo - have two applications currently submitted to TRPA for pier's in the bay. If approved, the Glenbrook residents feel, that could open up the possibility for up to 15 other piers to be built along the beach.
Whittemore's and Ruvo's proposals have been controversial. There is a pending Douglas County District Court lawsuit to block the construction of one of the piers.
Additionally, Whittemore is a powerful casino lobbyist in Nevada, and wording that would help his pier plans recently was slipped into a Nevada Senate bill revising rules for homeowners' associations.
Last week, the Assembly approved the bill - minus wording that could have helped Whittemore.
archive
