Accomplishments

COUNTY COMMISSIONER ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Great personnel throughout the county offices

Library Repurposing – 2015

Law Enforcement Facility – 2017

William N. Pennington Life Center – 2017

CART Board of Directors

Highway Commission

            Gary Fowkes – great hire, divide county into quadrants

            RS 2477 Roads – Protecting the rights for public access

            Weed Control

Big Dig – Weir – Bridge – Flood of 2017

NDOT – Sheckler & Hwy 50 Stop Light

County Health Board

Parks & Recreation Commission – new improvements

Board of Directors for CC Communications (fiber, expansion)

Budget stabilization through some very difficult years (fiscally responsible)

            Position Review Board

Pine Grove sewer and water upgrades

PILT is fully funded

Agricultural Easements – Partnership with NAS Fallon

Churchill County lead the way for other counties in the transition to AS 400 computer system – new programming statewide

WNC Rural Nursing Program restored

Through ROCCC and the county we have brought back the college

Purchased Coleman Road property for future affordable housing project

Promote geothermal exploration and development (Tera Gin, Soda Lake, Ormat, , etc)

Advocate for I-11

NACo – Health & Human Services Committee & the Rural Action Caucus.  I also try to attend the meetings of the Western Interstate Region

Public Information Officer – Hired Ann – developed new county web site

We’ve taken steps to hire Strategies 360 to lobby our state legislature, Merchant MacIntyre to assist in finding and writing grants in DC, and Cassidy & Associates to assist with the Churchill County Lands bill

In Progress & Priorities

Continue to protect the WATER for farmers, ranchers and economic development (Carson & Truckee rivers, underground aquifer, Dixie Valley exploration, TCID flood control)

Navy Modernization

Churchill County Lands Bill

Work with Congressional delegation & Dept of Defense

Affordable housing

Sky Ranch Estates & Coleman Road Project)

Streamline building permit process

Infrastructure

Economic Development Administration grants to fund infrastructure

CHIP

County Roads

Diesel Tax

Maintenance in each quadrant

Bridge repair over V line & Roads to Wild Goose Ranch

Promote Health & Safety