Will the Van Norden meadow be developed?
The developers said they will not develop the meadow (eg the lake). There were previous plans that were already in process, to put in a new road, accessing 18 new home sites. Plus they are proposing a new day lodge, interpretive center, employee housing, maintenance building, playground and picnic grounds, and the main entrance to whatever will be left of the Royal Gorge Cross Country Ski Area. The development will be in the meadow between the lake and the county road. The water from Van Norden meadow is the headwater of the South Fork of the South Yuba River.
