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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 Leadership Academy Wildfire Preparedness Pilot Project: The Board of County Commissioners received a presentation from the 2026 Washoe County...

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Washoe County offices will be closed for Juneteenth

Most Washoe County offices will be closed Friday, June 19, 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 on June 19, 1865, more than...

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Fawn Lane Tentative Subdivision Map Update

The Tentative Subdivision Map for the Ascente Subdivision was first approved on June 6, 2017.  Included with the many Development Code required conditions was a pedestrian/equestrian path along Fawn Lane. With the ongoing construction of the Ascente Subdivision,...

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Washoe County Assessor to update property images this summer

The Washoe County Assessor’s Office will be updating its street-level images to assist in its assessment processes, Assessor Chris Sarman said today.  Over the next several months, teams from NCTech will be driving neighborhoods to capture street-view...

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Primary Election Day begins in Washoe County

Vote centers open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. Every voter in line by closing time will be allowed to vote. “Here in Washoe County, we offer 50 locations to vote in person on Election Day,” Registrar of Voters Andrew McDonald said. “If you are opting to vote by...