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Marla Sharp
From:John Thiel
Sent:Thursday, May 28, 2020 12:25 PM
To:Shelly Thomsen; Jeff Lee; Shannon Cotulla; Melonie Guttry
Subject:RE: Verizon Accident
Comments below. I will save the one comment for the followup. Thanks.
From: Shelly Thomsen
Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2020 12:14 PM
To: Jeff Lee; John Thiel; Shannon Cotulla; Melonie Guttry
Subject: Verizon Accident
Hi team,
Below is proposed information to share with South Tahoe Now and our staff regarding the accident.
To South Tahoe Now:
South Tahoe Public Utility leases a 35x45 foot piece of land off Al Tahoe Boulevard to Verizon. Verizon is currently
constructing a cell phone tower at this location (there is no 5G currently planned for this site). I’m not sure this is correct
or should be mentioned.
At around 10am on Thursday, May 28, 2020, there was an accident on the construction site where an operator working
for Verizon was injured. South Lake Tahoe Fire Department responded and the injured operator was transported to
Barton. No District staff was involved in the accident. For more information, contact South Lake Tahoe Fire Department
or JFC Construction, Operations Manager, David Muth. Cell: 925‐766‐3026.
To STPUD employees:
Good afternoon everyone,
As many of you know, Verizon leases a piece of District land behind the bone yard and is currently constructing a cell‐
phone tower. At around 10am this morning there was an accident on the Verizon construction site where an operator
working for Verizon was injured. South Lake Tahoe Fire Department responded and the injured operator was
transported to Barton. My heart goes out to the operator, his family, and all of those who were on‐site at the time. No
District staff was involved in the accident. Construction work has significant risks and can be dangerous. As we enter
construction season I want to encourage everyone to be extra careful on jobsites this summer. We will share more
information when we can.
Shelly Thomsen
Public Affairs and Conservation Manager
South Tahoe Public Utility District
sthomsen@stpud.us
(530) 543‐6208