The Churchill County Commission meeting was unusually short last week, with Chairman Pete Olsen absent and Vice-Chair Greg Koenig presiding. There were several housekeeping issues heard by Koenig and Commissioner Justin Heath including the matter of a miscalculation of the property taxes for Old Fallon, LLC, managed by Ed Louie. The error resulted in a significant reduction in taxes billed to the Old Fallon, which compounded over several years.
Commissioners approved a stipulated agreement that reduced tax liability of $115,611 for fiscal years 2018-19, 2019-20, and 2020-21 to $50,000, and increased the FY 2021-22 calculation from $8,972 to $37,784.
Commissioners agreed to an extension of the submittal of a final map for the Planned Unit Development by River Homes in Fallon, LLC saying this property is an integral piece of the future Moody Lane to Coleman connector road. The company will revise the existing map to incorporate the realignment of Moody Lane per the County’s request.
Local resident Ron Fry who lives on Moody Lane was given a letter in 2008 by former Planning Director Eleanor Lockwood, exempting him from connecting to the County sewer system because of the location at the time of the existing infrastructure. As time has passed, Fry is now in a situation where he is being required to connect to the public infrastructure that has been installed since 2008. Because of the letter, and after rigorous debate, Commissioners approved the cost difference of the hook up to the sewer lateral as opposed to installing a septic system and waived the $6,500 connection fee.
Commissioners set a public hearing for Bill 2021-E, Ordinance 113, for October 20, 2021, at 1:20 p.m. Ben Shawcroft, Civil Deputy District Attorney explained that since the time that Churchill County passed the ordinance prohibiting marijuana establishments, the Nevada Legislature has changed the definition of those establishments and moved the related laws to different sections of the Nevada Revised Statutes. This ordinance will amend the County Code to reflect those changes. Additionally, during the last legislative session, legislators removed the prohibition against cannabis consumption lounges. This ordinance will add cannabis consumption lounges to the types of land use prohibited in all zoning districts in the county.
The two part-time Human Resource Specialist positions were combined into one full-time position.
The county will bid on a piece of property that has come up for sale located on Miners Road near the new Civic Center. A single-family residence, located on 1.79 non-water righted acres, the parcel is worth roughly $330,000 and there is an existing offer that has already been made. Commissioners authorized the Chairman to set a cap on the bid for the property which commissioners say will provide a buffer between the Civic Center and close neighbors. In addition, one of the limitations to the county hiring employees to fill several open positions is the lack of local housing inventory. This property may provide an incentive of temporary housing to new employees as they rent it while searching for a permanent residence.
During staff reports, County Manager Jim Barbee reported that the Operations Manager position for the Civic Center was posted on social media and LinkedIn, resulting in what Barbee called, “a significant response” and he is hopeful to find a suitable candidate. He also said the roof is being completed on the new building and the facility is nearly fully enclosed.
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