Participation in Board of County Commissioners meetings will now be easier and more accessible through a new online tool launched by Washoe County today. Online meeting agendas will now have an eComment option where residents can sign up to speak in person or provide their comments online.
Washoe County and the Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority (RSCVA) will open additional public cooling areas this weekend as temperatures are expected to surpass 100 degrees both days. Residents who need a place to escape the heat can visit any of the following locations:
The Board voted to not move forward with cannabis consumption lounges. Staff will not be directed to explore code ordinances to allow these lounges.
At its annual dinner on June 28, 2023, the Nevada Attorneys for Criminal Justice presented its 2023 Lifetime Achievement award to Washoe County Alternate Public Defender Marc Picker. Picker joined the Washoe County Alternate Public Defender’s Office in 2013 and was...
Washoe County wishes everyone a safe summer and happy Fourth of July. Please be aware that it is illegal to possess or use fireworks and/or pyrotechnics within the Truckee Meadows and North Lake Tahoe Fire Districts, which includes the unincorporated areas of...
The Board of County Commissioners reviewed a status update on the county's Master Plan, a project known as Envision Washoe 2040. This is a high-level plan for the next several decades of development and growth in Washoe County, and incorporates numerous individual area plans and extensive public input.
The Board of County Commissioners appointed residents to several boards including the Library Board of Trustees and the Senior Services Advisory Board. Commissioners also approved numerous donations to county programs and departments.
Most Washoe County offices will be closed Monday, June 19, 2023, in observance of Juneteenth. Juneteenth was first recognized as a federal holiday in 2021 and commemorates the final emancipation of slaves in the United States, which occurred June 19, 1865, more...
Thursday, June 8, at 4 p.m., Presiding Judge Egan Walker will hold quarterly in-person graduation for Veterans Treatment Court. Graduates will receive a certificate, challenge coin and words of encouragement from the VTC Team and invited guests. Created in 2009,...