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Community Composting Events

This spring, Washoe County is partnering with City of Reno and Riverside Farmers Market to host a food scrap drop-off at the Farmers Market every Sunday. And we're partnering with Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful to host composting workshops.

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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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Top headlines from the Board of County Commissioners meeting

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,...

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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.