Lisa Wolf

2 weeks ago | eurekasentinel.com | Lisa Wolf

Here are highlights from the April 30 county commission meeting. Natural Resource director updateJake Tibbitts, Natural Resource director, reported at the county commission meeting that he was headed to Carson City for meetings related to water legislation, specifically AB14 and SB36 tied to water retirement. Tibbitts pointed out an op-ed by second-generation Diamond Valley farmer Denise Moyle in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, advocating for the bills to be passed.

2 weeks ago | mvprogress.com | Lisa Wolf

Here’s what happened at the April 22 Mesquite City Council meeting. City managerCity Manager Edward “Owen” Dickie III was recorded saying “Guys, I’m going down to Louisiana. I’m going back to the back parishes and I’m going to find me a 6-foot-5 Black woman chief.”Dickie said the comments stemmed from frustration with the MPOA’s vote of no confidence in former police chief MaQuade Chesley, characterizing the comments as a poorly attempted joke.

3 weeks ago | eurekasentinel.com | Lisa Wolf

At the April 16 Crescent Valley Town Advisory Board, Commissioner Mike Schoenwald touched on SB116 and noted Sheriff Miles Umina took a large pay cut to become sheriff, which is what the bill is addressing. The non-medical emergency transport van for Crescent Valley is progressing, with plans for its operation to be based out of the senior center.

3 weeks ago | eurekasentinel.com | Lisa Wolf

Nevada Legislature updateAt the April 15 Eureka County Commission meeting, in reporting on legislation being considered by the Nevada Legislature, assessor Mike Mears said, “Last Friday at midnight was the first big deadline for the session with committee passage,” meaning “anything that did not get voted out of committee is basically dead at this point.” Mears said half the bills he’s been tracking died by committee deadline. The next hard deadline is April 22.

1 month ago | mvprogress.com | Lisa Wolf

Here are the highlights from the April 8 Mesquite City Council meeting. Public Safety Telecommunications WeekSheriff Tracy Fails related that National Animal Control Officer Week and National Public Safety Telecommunications Week are both the week of April 13-19. “Our dispatchers are wonderful people,” Fails said.