By Alicia Barber
The final master plan workshop for Wingfield and Barbara Bennett Parks is Oct. 30
It’s a bit of a slow week, City-wise, so today’s Brief consists primarily of updates and a few announcements—but they’re important ones, so please read on!
The single public City meeting this week is that of the Urban Forestry Commission on Wednesday, October 30. You can access that agenda here. The Special City Council meeting previously scheduled for October 29 at 5:30pm to discuss policies, fees, and sponsorships related to special events and special activities has been CANCELLED.
Speaking of cancellations, I’ve just received word that the November 6 Reno Planning Commission meeting has been cancelled. That means the next Planning Commission meeting will be held on Thursday, November 21.
So what is going on? Voting for the General Election, of course! Early in-person voting continues through Friday, Nov. 1. If you’re planning to mail in your ballot, best to do that ASAP. Consult my Guide to the 2024 Reno City Council General Election for helpful links pertaining to the four City Council races to be decided this year.
Wingfield & Barbara Bennett Parks Master Plan Workshop
The City of Reno will be conducting a final online-only workshop to develop the Wingfield/Barbara Bennett Parks Master Plan on Wednesday, October 30 from 5:30-7:00pm. You can register in advance here and find more info on the project here.
Updates from the October 23, 2024 Reno City Council and Redevelopment Agency Board meetings
Now let’s take a look at some of the items considered by Reno City Council (and by the same body in their role as the Reno Redevelopment Agency Board) last week.
You can read the meeting highlights posted by the City of Reno on its website, and here are a few more on items that I previewed last time.
UPDATE: 10/23 RDA Item C. 3 – The Grand Sierra Resort’s request for redevelopment financing
The agenda item receiving the most news coverage (and social media chatter) last week was definitely the application by the Grand Sierra Resort to enter into a financing agreement with Reno’s barely relaunched Redevelopment Agency.
The City staff’s presentation for this item was not posted until the afternoon before the meeting (that’s a page from it above), so I wasn’t able to include it in my last Brief. You can now view it here. Among other things, it revealed that the Grand Sierra Resort is requesting $97 million in Tax Increment Financing (TIF). Why that figure wasn’t in the Staff Report published days before so residents could see it earlier is anyone’s guess. Mike Van Houten with Downtown Makeover managed to put together a helpful article about Tax Increment Financing the morning of the meeting, so I encourage you to check that out.
Read the rest at the Barber Brief.
The Barber Brief is an independent e-newsletter and blog written by Dr. Alicia Barber on the Substack platform. It is reposted by This Is Reno with her permission.
