"Listening" to the public would go a long way. The public feels greatly ignored by ALL factions in planning.

-Training for staff to support public engagement. -Access to technology through libraries, other county facilities. -Collaboration with neighboring counties.

1) Encourage bicycle commuter friendly streets 2) Provide incentives to developers and low-rent motel owners to help change the face of downtown Reno. The old motels provide housing to many drug dealers and addicts which, in turn, harvest unsafe streets/neighborhoods.

A true review of the natural resources and why the willingness to take it away so easily.

Acquire more open space & show some backbone unlike the Ballardini Ranch "compromise."

Actively protecting our natural resources, curbing rampant growth, requiring solar panels on all new homes, keeping access to our public lands

Actually listen to the people. Represent the best interests of the citizens. Don`t make private deals with developers.

Agressive pursiut of Open Space, better land-use - it`s a CRIME that the western suburbs do not include convenient easements to the National Forest land.

bringing a new pool facility down to south valley...expand where you have already started at the fields and library location...now

clean the streets in lemon valley. I had my street cleaned only ONCE last year. More is needed

colaborate more efficiently with other government agencies when implementing these strategies.

Collaboration with State and Non Profits to expand or enhance services to youth. Special focus on abused/neglected and at risk youth who are in need of immediate mental health services.

conserving the wildeness in the county

Control influx of undesirable individuals into our small community. No gangs, no meth labs. Strenghthen Reno Police Department.

Create a master plan and actually stick to it. Provide parks, recreation and family-friendly activities/areas that locals, not just tourists, will want to use. And LIMIT GROWTH as we are running out of water and open spaces and ruining our quality of life that we are living here for.

Do not do the annexation plan Do not give away public lands: these are owned by ALL Support wildlife and Wilderness for the preservation of the world and our sanity Bring back the big fish in the Truckee and Pyramid Lake; bring back Winnemucca Dry Lake Give the native Americans here everything and every bit of land they want; appologize as a community to them

Encourage commissioners to activly engage with their constituents. Many CAB`s rarely see their commissioner as there is a scheduling conflict. County Planners want to plan everything. There is no mind set to leave some things alone. Planning administrators are eager to recreate and redefine rural and scenic areas for tax revenue. They are redefining our community in negative ways by `selling` psuedo-rural and commercialization. Work toward sustained growth to maintain the integrity of this community.

Establish a regional plan that identifies growth rings rather than leapfrogging out to the Winnemucca Ranch area

Ethical, moral, and fair workplace

Even the playing field with the Cities

Force new housing developments to build schools within first two years of the start of their projects so schools aren`t STARTING out already over-crowded. Also have them provide more highways from housing communities to work districts. I-80 & 395 cannot support rush hours let alone an evacuation plan for any catastrophe! Does our community even have an evacuation plan?

Fund senior food programs. Put more funding into the schools, and work to encourage better voter turn-out and public participation.

FYI: I am fourth generation Nevadian and have spent all but a few years of my life in this state.

Get rid of grafitti-now. Need construction free roads that don`t put us out of business. Coordinate road closures so all streets in an are are NOT closed at the same time.

Getting the fuel prices in control. Lowering the gas tax, and syncing city lights to limit fuel consumption. Plan less communities that take up more water in our desert. We don`t need to grow any more, we have limited space.

Give us more than 3 minutes, for our comments and concerns. We elected you to represent us on your promises, so try to KEEP and DO them. Remember "WE THE PEOPLE" Thank You

Growth is out of control. Per recent newspaper articles, we will have insufficient water to meet the demands of the population within several years. Reno is no longer the Biggest Little City, it is becoming a Big City.

I love the signs that encourage politeness. I also loved the Big Horn Sheep Art Project. I believe that by continueing to invest in a downtown corridor, that not only includes the current arts and culture district, but also an entertainment corridor, with bars and nightclubs, restaurants, and lounges would be highly benificial to attracting tourism, as well as locals to visit the downtown area. Also encourage local artists to set up booths at West Street Plaza, and work with the Riverwalk Merchants Association to encourage small business to grow and florish in downtown.

I think Commissioners should listen to what the public is saying relative to concerns with unplanned growth and actions which will adversely affect our public lands/open spaces. Before Commissioners worry about encouraging more politeness and civility among the public, they should learn to be responsive themselves to public input and voice an appreciation for the few who do choose to offer opinions and advice. My County Commissioner (Weber) does not represent her district`s interests and is openly catering to developers who are willing to fund her campaign. She won`t even return email messages. What kind of public service is that? I wish her well in her next job because it won`t be as an elected official.

I think elected officials have to represent too large of areas, they are not very accessible to the public. I think Reno and Sparks should add 2 new council member seats, and the County should add an additional county commissioner seat.

I want the Washoe County to follow planning that makes sense for the individual home owners. I am tired of hearing about the developers having so much power that they are pushing things through that are illegal on the state level. The water rights of the valleys outside the areas need to be protected against misuse to support developements that have no water supply. We did not purchase our property in the country to have a big new developement use our water while our wells go dry. Our vision of the valley is rural, low traffic, adequate water, and peaceful neighbors. We did not purchase the land to have govt. roads, city water and sewer systems, high traffic, and high taxes. Planning is the only way to preserve the way of life in rural areas. The grab and snatch policies active now will cause problems for everyone. Stop and plan this where everyone wins.

If you don`t control sprawl and traffic this area will no longer hold the appeal that it has historically held. Washoe County should create further incentives for developers to redevelop areas in the downtown core.

if you have a 2-4=--7 year plan then stick to it. Fully explain why you are not following a multi year plan that all regional groups had agreed to.

Improved public transportation, substance abuse treatment for youth

It is crazy for permits to be issued to allow growth in areas where it shouldn`t be, such as in the Pembroke area recently.

I`ve got an idea, how about hiring a Director of Community Development, and Planners that will follow the Regional Plan and Comprehensive Area Plans, instead of working against the majority of residents in WC and selling us out to the Cities. Look for loyalty and ethics, ethics, ethics in those hired for these important positions. PLEASE!

keep our rural lifestyle in washoe valley

Learning logical, rational community planning. I don`t feel that representatives and agencies in the area have training in true community planning. Learn something and utilize it.

Limit growth and most of the problems will be solved. Commisioners are on the take from big developers. Until they are all replaced nothing will change.

Listen to your citizen input. Most citizens here do not participate because they know that the commissioners DO NOT LISTEN to our input. Any requests you have for our input is shallow and insincere. Just ask the residents of Spanish Springs and Palomino Valley about how well Bob Larkin has listened to them - and how he has sided with the cattle men who live outside of his district and the power companies. Larkin is wasting tax payers money with yet a 4rth cattle "mediation" meeting when they have made it extremely clear what the problem is and how to resolve it. He refuses to listen to his constituents, and continues to support illegal activities by the cattlemen. The BoCC does not listen to the citizens!!

Look at Carson City, their City/County governments merged a long time ago and now there is no costly duplication of services in Carson. Stop trying to keep your own little "kingdoms". Streamline the governments of Reno and Washoe County by consolidating. But that would mean several elected and appointed officials would lose their tax paying jobs. So unfortunately I doubt that governmental consolidation will ever happen, and the citizens will just have keep paying the bill while the elected officials from Reno and Washoe point fingers at eachother and yell, "it`s their fault!"

Maintain open spaces and wildlife habitat, more focus on the environment and long term sustainability. Don`t develop more than we have water to support.

Make it illegal to move here. Those bums from California are ruining this town. We are running out of water, clean air and the traffic stinks. Some of us remember what this area was like before you started encouraging everybody and their brother to come here. How about a fee to move here, $200,000, we could use the money to pay for Uhauls for people who want to leave.

Make policies and decisions based on research, information, and facts and less on political in-fighting and pressures. Curtail the anarchy and mob rule by so-called activists who represent a small minority in numbers and opinion.

Making the roadways and traffic better. Continue to expand road and built highways to accommodate the heavy growth Northern Nevada is experiencing. It is becoming a traffic nightmare!!!

MINIMUM BUILDING IN WC WITHOUT PROOF OF FLOW PROOFS ON PUC WATER APPROVAL LETTERS BY DEVELOPERS AND TRAFFIC INCREASE FLOW STUDIES SHOULD BE DONE PAY FOR BY DEVELOPERS BY/UNINTERESTED 3RD PARTY. OPEN SPACE IN RENO AND WC SHOULD REMAIN IN PURPETUITY TO THE PUBLIC - DA HAS REFUSED TO STEP IN ON "CLUSTERED DEVELOPMENTS. AND SIGN BECAUSE "ITS NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE."

Move away from well and sewer services. We have to manage water, keep it clean. We need more emphasis on wastewater management. Energey saving development should be emphasized.

New development should pay its own way and not create an added tax burden those here. Emphasis should be on quality of life not new growth.

No urban sprawl! (NO BOB MARSHAL PIPELINE) NO WINEMUCCA RANCH HOUSING!

Nothing on here about the Washoe County Public Lands bill that Ensign and the Dilorettos want to shove down our throats? Nothing on here about the billion dollars for water I read about that the developers want US to pay for? I deeply fear for our county--this is worse than the days of Beelie Williams. Larkin and Weber are letting the developers use our county and public resources and thier own damn piggy bank!

Park your egos and use common sense.

Pay attention to the people. not just big campaign contributors. Stop giving deveolpers new permits at such a fast pace. let us catch up before you expand further. Quaility of life is important in the Truckee Meadows it seems like bigger is better to the county government.

Please keep accountability in mind. It saddens me to see how bodies of government within the Truckee Meadows blatantly ignore the wishes of the people and the only accountability is to themselves (i.e. Butler Ranch). I am grateful that the County continues to fight the good fight as in the Ballardini Ranch and still realizes that compromise may be the only viable solution. What a great thing it would be if that fight resonated with all three bodies of government so thanks for your effort and please continue to listen to the concerns of the citizens.

Please support Wilderness Designation for Virginia Mountains; Peterson Mountains & Dogskins.

Preserve and beautify existing communities rather than sacrifice our unique setting and environment for traffic and/or convenience items & projects.

Proceed with the purchase of both the 115 acre and the 105 acre parcels from the Ballardini family on which you have first right of refusal. The taxpayers paid dearly for these rights in the settlement with Evans Creek LLC. Failure to exercise them would be a tragedy and would leave us emptyhanded.

Promote affordable housing, transit and mixed use. Help Sun Valley develop into a quality cutting edge mixed use, affordable and intense transit community.

Promote effecient transportation within the region by emphasising pedestrian and bicycle corridors and access. the new "mall" at the base of Mt Rose is an example of limited access to resourceful forms of transportation.

Promote More Senior Affordable Housing

Promote safe healthy activities for young teens/ that help also with community efforts. Revamp community centers like YMCA to support the community. Improve exsisting centers with better amenities, lower cost for all using. Adding a few new community center worked well in Las Vegas. Maybe a few park and recreation centers equipt with park attendants. Promote regional transportation systems, and add one bus around McCarran, would improve so much more use..... along with resourses, traffic ect. Job placement for homeless including a twelve step program. Involve and support all the local churchs that help with cost efficent programs offset some of the cost. (Like the Keep Truckee Beautiful) Praise the good, advertise betterment. Though privately funded with

Provide more information to citizens before requesting their input on certain measures. For example, a question on page two asks residents to rate the importance of infill projects within city limits, but does not provide any insight into whether or not the city has changed its focus on rapacious expansion of those limits.

Pursue open space acquisitions in collaboration with development, not as all or nothing acquisitions. Encourage development adjacent to primary open space/public access points to incorporate natural resources, open space, and access as primary focal points of the development.

Quik building when we don`t have the resources to support more growth. Take a look at all the homes for sale, and sell them before building more. Think about a cleaner river and downtown. Fire all the corrupt employees!!!!

Real changes need to be made so that the county regains some credibility with the public - everything from larger signs on parcels for public hearings (like in many communities), to commission meetings in outlying areas of the county.

real Community Development, including jobs training and employment outreach, housing opportuniites. Also, alternative energy should form the foundation of our local economy.

Really, of all the gaul. How can you possibly expect a citizen with even half a brain to respond to the previous questionaire. You might want to make yourselves look good by concocting questions that would favor the county but no go. While the county continues to fall over and play dead for the developers and caves in to Reno and Mayor Bob Cashell . I have noticed that Cashell leaves the room, county leaves the room and lo and behold when one returns a compromise (deal) has been made Score Reno (christians) 3 County (lions 0 ) Reno expects the citizens to nod yes on police, fire and open space all under the guise of community centers. I am wondering if the county will jump aboard. You then proceed to BUY Ballardini for Evans LLC, give up on Verdi, let Reno and Sparks run over you on the Regional Plan. Quality of life Pshaw.You should be ashamed of yourselves. strategic initiatives for whom? Past actions demonstrate it is not for the electorlate. You make such a point of Public comment and open law that you as a body look ridiculous. Just review you first page of your announcements. You have made it into a public spectacle. The county is becoming a laughing stock. Courtesy happens to be a two way street. If you cannot conduct a meeting without threats you had best fold up your tent and go home. look at what you did with Ballardini. All minds were made up in a closed gathering. The vote was only done tomak it look legal. Look into youselves and see why so many citizens are disenchanted and say why should I bother. Perhaps we need term limits for County Commissioners too.

Reduce expenditures so that when we get another downturn in the economy, the county will be better able to withstand reduced sales tax revenue! The county is again spending like there is no limit.

Regional water importation is the single most significant factor in the continued development and economic vibrancy in the area.

Revisit branding and marketing plans within various departments to update them and maximize the benefit they bring to those needing to use the corresponding services.

Stop bragging about quality of life and start examining how to extricate us from the damage that`s already been done. You appear unresponsive to people without money or power.

Stop giving permits to developers who get rich while the public infrastructure is overtwhelmed and destroyed. We are in a desert! There is not enough arable land and water to support the hordes of people you are encouraging to flood into Reno!

Stop the annexation plans for non-contiguous areas away from Reno! These make no sense by all known planning standards!

Stop/control growth. This will solve 75% of the problems. Spend less on schools. Make the administration and teachers responsible for doing a job and worrying less about their retirement.

Support and strengthen the role of regional planning; look at expanding it to go outside of just Washoe County

Support county libraries

Switch from temporary development driven economy to sustainable industries within our water, land, qaulity of life, and population means.

Take back what belongs to the county. It seems as if everytime there is a law suit that we give more than asked for. That is kind of like tossing the baby out with the bath water. It is time for the county to standup and be counted.

Taking care of mandated County business and stop trying to innovate processes and getting involved with things that don`t fall within those mandated parameters because you think it will play well in the public relations realm. Too much County employee time and taxpayer dollars are wasted on "fluff" and public relations building efforts. Stick to substance! Stick to governance! Do the job Counties are mandated to do and you will have succeeded in saving money and become efficient. If you do, you won`t have to worry about public relations.

The county needs to decrease the tax burden on the citizens of Washoe County. The gas tax should be eliminated to provide economic relief to the citizens. No additional taxes!

The County seems remote to those of us that live in the City limits. We are all so busy, but there needs to be a way to reach out. I like the programs at Bartley Ranch.

The largest % of Washoe County is North of the Reno Area and one or more paved roads should provide access with in the County Line( with connectors to 395 & 80).

The recent construction on I80 has not improved the traffic congestion levels. Specifically, the Nugget property should be taken through eminent domain so that the freeway can be three lanes throughout both Reno and Sparks.

the sprawl that is being supported in this valley is so sad to me, a long time resident, growth? yes to a point. In my opinion this growth will impact residents of this valley negatively and then we cannot go back and say "oops made a mistake" lets try to not make mistake now that will leave the future to clean up our mess. 2 issues are now constantly on my mind: 1) the tragic loss of Ballardini ranch 2)South Virginia street being turned into "Auto Row". What will happen to Kietzke Lane? Sorry this is so long, but I sat down to write my commissioners and found this survey.

This area is becoming to expensive, pertaining to houses

This is not on your form: It is time and the place that our county should look into providing our citizens a Medical Examiner.

To continue to grow we need to attract and keep families. This will require family attractions to balance the casino dominant perception. That should be a key priority.

Visitors to the area have told me they don`t feel safe downtown. We need to demonstrate a NO TOLERANCE attitude toward negatives that impact the perceptions of Reno and Washoe Cty as anything less than an idealic environment for family values and an open arm approach to tourism.

Washoe can attract more residents and non-gambling tourists by maintaining aesthetics. This includes infilling/upgrading existing properties, like the conversion of the Phoenix Casino to apt housing, rather than 100% development of open spaces within city limits. For example, the planned Cold Springs Industrial Park on 2 square miles of open space. Urban blight is not a selling point.

Washoe County needs to take a look at who they are? Why are they in leadership roles? Are you there for some money in the pocket, or do you really care about the well being of this community? Why do you issue more water permits, when we don`t have the water? Why do you keep allowing building, when every where you look, houses are up for sale. Why not sell the houses on the market before building and building? Why don`t you do the right thing for the right reasons?????That`s my question to all of city council?

We live in such a beautiful valley. We need to be concerned how our plans for present growth (outlying areas) will affect the future citizens of this area.

Why was the new DA`s office built without worker parking? Now they take up the Gallery Parking so that visitors to downtown business and river have no place to park. Shooting oneself in the foot, isn`t it? Shame.

With all the rapid growth in our area, I am most concerned about protecting our environment and wilderness areas for future generations.

Work on providing youth activities in addition to adding youth government opportunities. Have a teen news letter, teen court, teen voting, teen commissioners etc...

Work with the people, not against them. Become regional with all connecting counties and cities. Listen and LEARN and then take action according to the wishes of the people.

You must find a way to control development or this area will be ruined.