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2026 Primary Election Observation Opportunities

Public observation opportunities are available during the 2026 Primary Election, offering multiple ways to view election processes firsthand and better understand how Washoe County elections are conducted in a safe, secure, free and transparent manner. All vote...

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Top headlines from the Board of County Commissioners meeting

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. 

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Community Composting Events

Riverside Farmers Market food scrap drop-off every Sunday. Ask a Compost Expert on 4/26, and community composting workshops with Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful.

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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...