Lyon County Manager’s Office
YERINGTON — Lyon County Manager Jeff Page has announced a new initiative to address the physical and fiscal health of Lyon County. Page explained Lyon County ranks 14 out of 17 in the Health Outcome Rankings and 15 out of 17 in the Health Factor Outcomes.
Those are not numbers that we can take pride in, said Page.
Lyon County conducted a Health Forum in Silver Springs on Sept. 12 to discuss these rankings and began the discussion on how to improve them. Page explained that a number of the factors are out of the hands of Lyon County but many of them address quality of life issues.
Page advises that the Board of County Commissioners will be addressing a number of issues at their Sept. 21 meeting. They have a time specific at 10 a.m.
“10:00 A.M. Time Certain: For Possible Action: For a presentation, discussion and possible action to direct the County Manager to proceed with staff recommendations to address public nuisance complaints and to negotiate with Waste Management to amend the franchise agreement to mandate trash pickup, to investigate and report back on the use a volunteer trailer delivery/clean up processes and to develop ordinances that address rubbish and excessive vegetation.”
Page explained that the intent is amend the franchise agreement to mandate trash pickup for properties that are 5 acres in size or less and to increase the free dump days to once a quarter. The County will also be asking for reduced pricing when the county has to clean a property and haul the refuse to a transfer station.
Page has already announced this idea on Lyon County’s social media sites and a number of questions have come. He explained that he also wants to purchase a number of dump trailers that can be delivered a “qualifying residents” that they can dump their accumulated trash into, then it is hauled away and the resident can then maintain their trash through mandated pick up. Page says he expects push back but he’s also received supporting comments from many communities in the County.
Page said these nuisance complaints have been haunting his staff for years and he believes its time for the County to clean up and improve the quality of life in the community.
The Board will also be addressing the challenges it will face with growth. The Board of Commissioners, at the request of Board Chairman Bob Hastings, will conduct a workshop at 1:30 p.m. on Sept. 21 to discuss Lyon County’s preparedness and ability to manage the growth into the next decade.
The item “1:30 P.M. Time Certain: For Possible Action: Workshop with the Board of Commissioners, public safety departments, public works departments, human services departments, school district, economic development agencies to discuss the potential growth in Lyon County and impacts to the several local governments in Lyon County. (Requested by Commissioner Hastings)”
Page advises the primary focus of this workshop is to:
— Address the Board’s concerns on available infrastructure (water, waste water, roads, etc.)
— Develop an understanding of workforce house needs and provide a broad definition of affordable housing.
— Develop an understanding of the processes used to address subdivisions and how they are designed and built
— Identify future planning needs (transportation, drainage, utilities, etc.)
Page explained that these discussions get to the heart of getting Lyon County physically and fiscally fit. Cleaning up what we have and managing growth in a positive manner will provide a better quality of life and improve Lyon County’s fiscal ability to provide services.
