Board adopts budget for Fiscal Year 2027
The Board of County Commissioners unanimously adopted the Fiscal Year 27 budget, which begins July 1, 2026, as well as the five-year Capital Improvement Plan.
May 19, 2026
Bethany Drysdale
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Washoe County has launched an election security pilot project with the Center for Internet Security (CIS), a national nonprofit organization dedicated to data integrity. Registrar of Voters Andrew McDonald presented “Project Plain Sight,” a public-facing data transparency tool providing the public an opportunity to independently verify the integrity of the voter registration system.
Washoe County releases 2026 PIT Count
Washoe County released the results of the January 29, 2026, Point in Time (PIT) count, showing similar total count numbers to previous years. The PIT Count is an annual count of the number of people experiencing homelessness in Washoe County and is required by the...
What you need to know about noxious weeds, invasive species and hazardous fuels
Washoe County and Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District frequently receive complaints regarding weeds, invasive species, and hazardous fuels. Although these terms are frequently used interchangeably, they describe different issues. The following guide explains...
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The University of Nevada, Reno, hosted a special UNR Day at the Washoe County Administration Complex with informational tables on eight colleges or programs, from the Latino Research Center and Athletics to the ORVIS School of Nursing and Nevada Seismology Lab. The College of Engineering demonstrated a robot, and the Cooperative Extension sampled tri-tip from its Mobile Harvest Unit.
District Court filing unavailable as it transitions to new case management system
The Second Judicial District Court will be transitioning to a new case management system beginning May 1. With this transition, the court will be unable to accept filings from April 30 at 6 p.m. through May 4 at 8 a.m. The court will be hand-processing domestic violence protection orders during this outage.
Washoe County Tax Cap Claim Forms Mailed
If you receive a Tax Cap Claim form in the mail, please fill it out and return it to the Assessor, or file it online. This mailing is the for upcoming 2026/2027 fiscal year and is due by June 30, 2027, and we request that you send it by June 15.
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The following are highlights from today’s Washoe County Board of County Commissioners meeting: 1. Washoe County FY27 budget focuses on stability amid slowing revenue growth: Division Director of Budget Lori Cooke presented Washoe County’s proposed fiscal year...
Call to artists: Washoe County Mural Project
Sierra Arts Foundation, in partnership with Washoe County, invites artists and artist teams to apply for a multi-site mural initiative across County facilities. This project will activate eight (8) mural locations serving a wide range of community members,...
Washoe County Property Tax Exemption Renewals Mailed
Exemptions can be applied toward real property tax, personal property tax or toward the Government Service Tax of your vehicle registration at the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles. The deadline to apply in order to have your exemption applied to property tax for the 2026/2027 fiscal year is June 15, 2026.