Donation Drive Aims to Help Foster and Adoptive Children
New, winter clothes needed for Washoe County Children in Care.
Jan 21, 2025
Top headlines from the Board of County Commissioners meeting
FEMA floodplain maps throughout Washoe County are being updated using new technology and methods. Also, Board approves a contract for trailhead project at Riverbend Open Space in Verdi.
Helping Washoe County’s Seniors
Correction: Senior Volunteer Fair is Tuesday, January 28, 2025, from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Serving Washoe County’s Seniors
Senior Volunteer Fair Tuesday, January 28, 2025, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Washoe County offices will be closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Most Washoe County offices will be closed Monday, January 20, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. His birthday, January 15, is honored each year on the third Monday in January.
UPCOMING BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING
Upcoming Washoe County Board of Commissioners Meeting will be January 21, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. See location details and meeting agenda here.
Top headlines from the Board of County Commissioners meeting
The financial outlook for FY26 shows inflation exceeding GDP growth in the coming fiscal year. In Washoe County, local sales tax revenue is expected to remain flat, and the five-year forecast shows a 5 percent General Fund deficit each year through FY30. To mitigate the potential downturn, Washoe County departments have been instructed to submit net-zero budgets, and additional personnel requests will not be entertained.
UPCOMING BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING
Upcoming Washoe County Board of Commissioners Meeting will be January 14, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.
Senior Center Closure Update
Senior Center will be closed to the public, beginning Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025.
Washoe County property taxes due January 6, 2025
Washoe County Treasurer Justin Taylor reminds property owners that Monday, January 6, is the due date for the third installment of 2024/25 property taxes. Payments will be accepted without penalty through Thursday, January 16, 2025. “In an effort to provide...