Carson City Public Works

Responding to public concerns that the Carson City Parks and Recreation Department follows a different watering schedule than residents and businesses, Carson City Public Works Director Darren Schulz said conserving water is a priority across the board for the city.

Access to businesses along Third Street, between Carson and Curry, has concerned patrons because of construction of the future Bob McFadden Plaza, but these businesses remain open despite detours, Carson City Public Works Engineering Manager Daniel Rotter said Wednesday.

Carson City Public Works would like to notify the public that Tuesday it experienced an electrical failure in the water pump station located in the Goni area of the city. Public Works has applied a temporary fix to the problem with the permanent solution expected to arrive Thursday morning.

UPDATE 9:50PM: NV Energy reports the 1,827 customers in the affected power outage area should now have their power back on now. All but five customers are without power in Carson City. There is an outage off of Duck Hill Road in north Carson City that is affecting 5 customers. NV Energy hopes to have the power restored by 10:15 p.m.

Q&D Construction and Carson City Public Works will join #CarsonProud for a public meeting Monday, 3 p.m. giving an update on construction of the downtown corridor project.

Interested citizens can meet with the contractor, ask questions and walk the construction site. Organizers made some changes to the schedule and they will share them at the meeting. CarsonProud will also post a video of this meeting if residents can't attend.

The Carson City Public Works Department is seeking applicants to participate in a public forum which will discuss the maintenance of streets in Carson City.

Carson City Public Works will be performing required water main flushing Tuesday, April 26. There is potential for temporary periods of discolored water in the area surrounding N. Carson Street and Ann Street.

Construction of the downtown corridor of North Carson Street is now in full swing since the March 7 groundbreaking, and already changes have begun taking shape.

There's still time to get your living piece of downtown Carson City. Public Works and Q&D Construction held its first of a two-day plant salvage on Monday. Citizens interested in transplanting the plants can head to the intersection of 3rd and Curry Street after 5 p.m. today, Tuesday, March 22. Plants will be available for pick up on a first come first serve basis.

The radio transmission towers located near the Carson City Public Works on Butti Way and Fairview Drive were demolished Friday as the city reclaims the land for unspecified future use. The pair of towers, built in 1954, stood 220 feet high and will be replaced by a single tower. The new tower will be relocated about 100 yards west of the current location to an adjacent property, a spokesperson for the radio station said.

With all the work going on downtown, Carson City Public Works Department and Q and D Construction will salvage the bushes and shrubs from the Downtown Carson Street medians, currently under construction.

Citizens interested in transplanting the plants can head to the intersection of 3rd and Curry Street after 5 p.m. on Monday, March 21 through Tuesday, March 22. Plants will be available for pick up on a first come first serve basis.

UPDATE: 3:51PM: Carson City Public Works is conducting water main testing in the areas of Riverview and Buzzy's Ranch this week. The following is the Code Red Notification that was sent out to residents within these areas:

The Carson City Public Works Department will hold a March 21 groundbreaking ceremony for the Phase 1A improvements at the Water Resource Recovery Facility. The $30 million project is for the repair and rehabilitation of major components of the sewer plant to ensure continued compliance with State and Federal permits.

Ahead of the $11.4 million downtown Carson City reconstruction project slated to begin this month, there will be a “Pre-Construction” meeting Thursday in the Ormsby Room of the Carson City Sheriff’s Office, according to planners and Public Works.

UPDATE 11:15AM: Carson City is experiencing minor, localized flooding, according to the city's Facebook page. Sandbags are available at Public Works Corporate Yard on Butti Way. Call 887-2355 if you need more information. As of 11:15 there were 14 NV Energy outages in Carson City with 253 customers without power. Douglas County has 16 outages with 165 customers without power. There is one outage in Lyon County with one customer without power.

Go ahead and keep the Christmas tree up through the weekend but by Sunday night you may want remove the ornaments and take it down as curbside recycling in Carson City begins Monday.

What can you do with your Christmas tree once the decorations come down? Carson City is offering Christmas tree recycling in cooperation with Capital Sanitation and Waste Management Inc.
As in previous years, Christmas trees can be placed curbside on your regular trash collection day beginning Jan. 4 or taken to one of the drop-off locations.

As trees continue to shed their leaves, Carson City Public Works asks citizens to take pride in the city by pruning trees, shrubs and raking up leaves. Public Works will pick up your leaf, limbs and yard debris free of charge for a certain time. See the flier above.

Carson City Public Works Department, in conjunction with Q&D construction and Lumos and Associates will host a Downtown Carson City question and answer session tonight, Thursday, as part of the Carson Street redesign project. The event runs from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Brewery Arts Center.

Carson City Public Works Department, in conjunction with Q&D construction and Lumos and Associates will host a Downtown Carson City question and answer session Thursday as part of the Carson Street redesign project. The event runs from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Brewery Arts Center.

Carson City Library patrons may have difficulty accessing the parking lot over the next couple of months as the city constructs a new water main on Washington Street between Roop and Phillips streets.

It's official now and it was made possible by the citizens of Carson City and a community of caring volunteers. Carson City broke ground Wednesday on its Animal Services facility with plenty of praise, rounds of applause and a sincere thank you from the Carson Animal Service Initiatives, also known as CASI, whose volunteers spent thousands of hours to make the shelter a reality.

Carson City will break ground on the new Animal Services facility today, at 9:30 a.m. Attending the ceremony will be Carson City Public Works officials, the City Board of Supervisors, Carson Animal Services Initiative, and representatives of the Nevada Humane Society. The facility will be located on Airport Road in Carson, just south of the intersection of Airport Road and Butti Way. The public is invited.

WEDNESDAY
•*NV Day Treasure Hunt (www.NVDayTreasureHunt.com)
•*Artists Walter McNamara and Lynda Yuroff featured in the OXS Gallery at the Nevada Arts Council: 716 N. Carson St. (8am-5pm)
•*’Divergence’ by artist Katie Lewis at the CCAI Gallery in the Courthouse: 885 E. Musser (8am-5pm)
•*’Lines and Fields: Abstract Narrative Paintings’ by Liz Penniman at the Western Nevada College Main Gallery in the Bristlecone Building



Sierra Nevada Forums will host a free presentation on hiking and biking trails in Carson City on Thursday at the Brewery Arts Center Black Box Theatre.

"People who like trails get to use them, and if more people come into town there's better business and tourism,” said Anne Macquarie, moderator of the forum and founding president of Muscle Power: Citizens For A Bikeable and Walkable Carson City.



Volunteers participated in Carson City's first Trash Mob bright and early Saturday morning, setting their sights and trash bags on the south side of College Parkway near the I-580 overpass.

Volunteer Randy Gaa said he noticed the trash along the multi-use path and wanted to do something about it. As a member of Muscle Powered, a community group that advocates bicycling and pedestrian friendly development, he brought up his concerns to Donna Inversin, Muscle Powered's president.

Carson City Public Works is reviewing the storm water management program and rates and will have a public discussion with the Board of Supervisors in August.

Prior to that meeting, Public Works is seeking resident input on July 23, 2015, in the Ormsby Room at the Sheriff’s Office (911 E. Musser Street, Carson City, NV 89701). Two meetings will be held: 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. or 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Staff will present an overview of the storm water program and is seeking your input on expectations from the program.

Muscle Powered, the organization for a walkable and bikeable Carson City, is sponsoring a new initiative in the community in order to keep the local walking and biking paths clear of trash. Once a month, the local community will be invited to participate in a “Trash Mob.”

Carson City Public Works Department will host two open houses Monday for the public to see the initial designs for the Downtown Streetscape Improvements that are now 30 percent complete.

The open houses run from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. and again from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Sierra Room at the Carson City Community Center.

The official opening of the new Kings Canyon/Waterfall Trailhead will be celebrated Wednesday, June 24, at 8:30 a.m. Located at the western end of Kings Street, the new facility on Carson City Open Space and U.S. Forest Service land provides multi-use road and trail access for off highway vehicles, bikes, hikers and equestrians.

UPDATE: From the Carson City Parks and Recreation Department: Due to standing water, and poor playing conditions created from the thunderstorms and rain last night, games have been canceled for tonight, June 10, 2015. Tonight’s games will be made up at the end of the season, and Monday’s games will be played according to schedule.
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