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I sent an email to all of the members of the Carson City Board of Supervisors for their reaction to the initiative petition filed on Friday to put the Nugget Project to a vote in 2012.

We now have responses from the four supervisors, and I just added Mayor Bob Crowell's comment below.

A ground-breaking celebration was held this morning to mark the beginning of one of the truly bright spots in Carson City's otherwise ailing construction economy.
Building will begin June 14 on a $3.6 million, 42-unit senior apartment complex in Carson City, designed to help close the gap in a shortage of affordable retirement housing here.

Two Nevada-based programs have been recognized by the federal government for having led the nation in efficiently using at least $18 million in federal stimulus money for energy projects, the Governor's Office has reported.
The Nevada State Office of Energy and the Nevada Housing Division have received letters from the U.S. Department of Energy commending their efforts at leading the nation by quickly and efficiently infusing federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds within Nevada communities. 

I saw this last week but didn't get a chance to do anything on it. The Nugget Project has a new name: The Carson City Center Project.

Why? It seems the Nugget name was getting in the way, as people focused on what it will do to help the Carson Nugget. It should be noted, however, that it was the city who deemed this the Nugget Project.

But do you think a new name will really change the perceptions about this project? Do you think the name will stick?

CARSON CITY – GOP U.S. Senate candidate Sharron Angle said today the attacks on her campaign from opponent Sue Lowden trying to link her to the Church of Scientology are off base and a distraction from the real issues of concern to voters.

CARSON CITY – In what took many members of the Nevada state Senate by surprise today, Majority Leader Steven Horsford accepted the resignation of the body’s top staff member, Secretary of the Senate Claire Clift.
Word of Clift’s departure, which occurred today while Horsford was in the capital attending a meeting of the Interim Finance Committee’s Subcommittee for Federal Stimulus Oversight, circulated quickly among members of the Senate.

Stimulus funds will have created or saved 5,600 construction jobs by the end of the year, according to a press release issued yesterday by the Nevada Department of Transportation
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the release says, has provided about $201 million in funding for road construction in Nevada, and 90 percent of the funds have already been contracted out to construction companies.

Legislators this week voiced objections to the passage of Senate Bill 5 during the 2010 special session, which lifted the sunset on a temporary sales tax increase that was passed by voters in 2002.

CARSON CITY – Nevada has crafted the proper policies of low taxes and small government that has helped it weather the current recession, and these same policies have positioned the state to respond favorably when the economic recovery takes hold, according to a report released today by the American Legislative Exchange Council.

CARSON CITY – Governor Jim Gibbon’s today announced that the state has redesigned its website for reporting activities related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to allow greater transparency of the stimulus program in Nevada.
“We are committed to making information about Nevada’s use of stimulus funds readily available to our residents,” the Governor said. “During these tough economic times, it’s important that our citizens know we are utilizing stimulus in the most efficient way that will help our economy and create more jobs for Nevadans.”

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A few weeks ago, I wrote that we would be taking an in-depth look at the Carson Nugget downtown redevelopment project.

President Obama will visit Las Vegas on Thursday to give a boost to Sen.

CARSON CITY – Nevada’s Transportation Department, which came in for some criticism last year for what was described as a slow start to spendi

I will be much more comfortable if this project will be decided by the people of Carson City instead of a board of easy-to-impress supervisors.

The city does not necessarily need a new full size gym when one already exists.

In response to dhataway: There is nothing wrong with trying to keep hope alive for an indoor recreation facility, but you are quite correct that based on the city’s current financial condition, ju

CARSON CITY – The official Nevada Recovery site uploaded new data this weekend in response to a

CARSON CITY – An annual financial report released today by state Controller Kim Wallin examining the 2009 fiscal year that ended June 30 details just how difficult the national recession has been o

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City Supervisors today asked the Obama Administration to use stimulus funds to help the city build a new all-age indoor rec center.

Carson City Supervisors have launched an effort to secure federal stimulus funds to help pay for the long-awaited indoor recreation center.

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A big federal stimulus grant has inticed a solar panel manufacturing plant to set up shop in Nevada.

Let’s pray for our supervisors to have the strength to resist the sweet tunes from the lips of the evil enticer, and the sobriety to see whom they’re dealing with.

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Regional Transportation Commissioners Wednesday night approved the purchase of a number of new, larger transit buses for the JAC system.