Summary
For Genasci, 96, the vista is a daily reminder of his promise to Angie to protect this spacious valley, 45 miles north of California's Lake Tahoe. "I can see her standing at this window saying, 'This is my church, my cathedral.' I don't dare betray the trust she placed in me," he says.
Last year, on his 95th birthday, [Genasci] sold his development rights to the California Rangeland Trust. In exchange, along with a cash payment and lower property taxes, Genasci, his son, Jim, and their heirs can continue to ranch and graze cattle - "Forever!" Genasci shouts, raising his arms triumphantly.Recently, an unwitting real estate agent stopped by Genasci's two-story ranch house and offered to buy the knoll framed in the view from his kitchen window. "Not for sale," Genasci responded. And he repeats that emphatic response: "Not now, not ever."See the full content of this document
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'Sticking Around' for an Alpine Valley
From his kitchen window, Attilio Genasci can see past barns and alfalfa fields to a small knoll jutting up from the flat expanse of Sierra Valley. Angie, his wife of 50 years, is buried t...
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