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Top headlines from the Board of County Commissioners meeting

Image of the five county commissioners with the label "Meeting Highlights"The Board of County Commissioners voted to initiate proceedings to amend County Code Chapter 50 to increase the buffer between residences and open space near Golden Eagle Regional Park.

Top headlines from the Board of County Commissioners meeting

image of five people with "meeting highlights" and Washoe County logoWashoe County Registrar of Voters (ROV) Andrew McDonald, joined by deputy registrars Addie Vetter and Reggie Greer, presented an update on operations and planning for the upcoming election year. In the 2024 election cycle, the ROV provided 78 training sessions for the more than 1,000 poll workers who worked at 186 Vote Centers. Over the course of the three elections in 2024, nearly 400,000 ballots were cast, 58 percent of which were cast by mail-in ballot. As the population of Washoe County increases, the ROV must plan for future growth and an increase in mail and in-person voting. Part of this plan for growth includes an overhaul of Vote Centers, as new facility contracts will be completed by the end of January.  

Washoe County Regional Animal Services seeks public’s help locating animal cruelty suspect

Washoe County PhotoEDIT: Please leave the investigation to the authorities and do not harass those who might know him. If you have information on his whereabouts, please contact Animal Services.  Washoe County Regional Animal Services (WCRAS) is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a suspect in an ongoing animal cruelty investigation. The reported incident occurred in […]

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