Posts under ‘Civics’

It is reported that the Bowers Mansion Pool will be closed this summer in response to the county’s budget shortfall in this KTVN article.
“We’ve shut down our pools in Bowers Mansion and Washoe Valley and up in Sun Valley. The future of the Sierra Sage Golf Course will be determined between now and September 30th,” [...]

The East Washoe Valley Citizen’s Advisory Board will be losing two members by June and need two members of the community to volunteer to one night a month. Members of the CAB meet for a couple hours in the evening to facilitate communication between citizens and Washoe County on local concerns and issues.

Decembers meeting of the East Washoe Valley CAB was held on December 16th. The board members, county oficials and the public discussed local crime, county budget cuts, illegal dumping and weed abatement among other issues. See the minutes and the agenda for this months meeting on January 20th, here.

The members of the Washoe Valley Working Group are inviting the residents of Washoe Valley to their get-together at the Postal Cafe located at 3115 Eastlake Blvd on January 3rd at 5:30 pm. The group and other volunteers want to thank the local community for their help in the successful passage of a favorable [...]

County Commissioners tonight finally passed the South Valleys Area Plan- the guide for development in Washoe Valley for the coming years. Members of the East and West CAB’s, the “Washoe Valley Working Group” and others worked for years with the county planning commission to craft a plan that will retain the historic, environmental, scenic and [...]

Jeff over at MtRoseScenicCorridor.com has been doing a great job getting the word out on current development events just over the hill to the north along the Mt Rose Highway. Topics include the “Forest Area PLan”, sprawl, an unpermitted dam that could endanger Washoe Valley, and developers who are delinquent on their taxes among other [...]

The South Valleys Area Plan as it applies to Washoe Valley is expected to be approved by the county commissioners at their December 9th meeting at the county facility on 9th Street in Reno. We hear the local folks working with the county on “getting it right” wish for a large public turnout at this [...]

We have a new Sheriff’s Dpt. captain for the Washoe Valley area, Steven Kelly. He covers everything south of I-80.
Ginger Pierce, chair of Galena-Steamboat CAB, informed us about the enlarged Joy Lake caused by a large earthen dam built without any permits. The owner is Gourley. The county has not been able to enter the [...]

The Washoe Valley Working Group, the Planning Commission and Washoe County Commissioners continue to wrangle over the future fate of Washoe Valley and last week another hurdle was cleared. The “Ophir” (Weston) property at the corner of Hwy 395, Eastlake Blvd and Skinner, where a major subdivision has been proposed has been approved in a [...]

Nov. 3rd WWV CAB meeting at Fire Protection District at Bowers Mansion
Thor Dyson of NDOT reported on the I-580 saying the Galena Bridge should be completed in mid-December.  Then they would tear down all the supporting structure and move it to the North structure.  At this point he doesn’t think a detour is needed around [...]