Nicole Barde of the bardeblog provides another blow by blow assessment of the Storey County Commissioners meeting. The TRIC bond measure is on life support and the County Manager is going to have to conduct business in the light of day and keep the door open. Nice! THE EFFLUVIUM BOND …
Read More »Adam Laxalt visits Virginia City
Storey County hosted freshly minted Gubernatorial candidate Adam Laxalt as he made us one of his 17 stops in a whirlwind tour across Nevada this past Monday. The Red Dog Saloon was packed with supporters and members of the community as Adam Laxalt shared his vision of Nevada’s future with …
Read More »October 17 Commissioner Meeting – Nicole Barde
Summary of the October 17th Storey County Commission Meeting IN WHAT CAN ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS AN UNNATURAL ACT OF THE HIGHEST ORDER THE STOREY COUNTY LEADERSHIP WORM HAS TURNED AND IS NOW CONSUMING ITS OWN TAIL. OUR COMMISSIONERS DECLARED IN AN OPEN MEETING THAT THERE HAS BEEN INAPPROPRIATE USE …
Read More »Solutions For Storey County
Yesterday I got called out for complaining about Storey County Politics. Ron Fields asked me to quit bellyaching and offer up some solutions. So I did. Mr. Fields, great post. Thank you for the kind words about my writing. I remember being in a meeting with Steve Jobs in the …
Read More »Storey County Commissioners Meeting Report
I am cross posting Nicole Barde’s usual yeoman report on the highlights and lowlights of the most recent Storey County Commissioners Meeting held at the Courthouse with the Million Dollar Parking Lot on September 19th, 2017. I found this meeting remarkable on several counts. A Special Use Permit was approved …
Read More »Blatant abuse? – the last grasp for power? – Letter to the Editor
Robert Maccario of the Virginia City Highlands submitted this Letter to the Editor. He suggests that If the Commissioners give TRIC our money to directly improve the profitability of the Park and it’s clients with zero direct benefit and they approve “Item 13” then it’s time to “Recall them All”. …
Read More »Storey County Taxpayer’s Investment in TRIC Tops $100 Million Dollars With Latest Pipeline Deal
Effluent Pipeline Deal Could Cost Storey County Taxpayers up to $60 Million The August 1st Commissioners Meeting agenda included a proposal for Storey County Taxpayers to borrow $35 Million Dollars to purchase 19 miles of pipeline for the TRIC General Improvement District to transfer effluent purchased from Washoe County. TRIC …
Read More »Fat Cat Cronyism Alive and Well in Storey County
How do the elite few maintain their control of the cash and the power in Storey County? Fatten the cats at the top of the food chain and keep actual competency from diluting the trough where we keep the Fat Cat food. As we reported here, Storey County plans to …
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