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Regional Planning Meeting this Thursday at 6pm The agenda, zoom streaming link, and email comment link at this address. From Washoe Valley Alliance: Show your opposition by showing up! No, the administrative approval (disapproval) process is not yet over for Sierra Reflections, a mostly high-density, 940-home project proposed
16 Days to Regional Planning Commission Meeting Posts on Nextdoor accuse County Commissioner Mike Clark of "doing nothing" to stop the Sierra Reflections project before it was brought to the Planning Commission for approval. We're not sure a Commissioner has the power or authority to investigate
"Takings" Explained A familiar term in Land Use circles is "takings". Basically, if a land owner is denied the use of their property by private litigation or a public policy, the landowner can claim the use, enjoyment and development of their property has been taken away
by Rick Cooper"Takings" Explained A familiar term in Land Use circles is "takings". Basically, if a land owner is denied the use of their property by private litigation or a public policy, the landowner can claim the use, enjoyment and development of their property has been taken away
by Rick Cooper
Regional Planning Meeting this Thursday at 6pm The agenda, zoom streaming link, and email comment link at this address. From Washoe Valley Alliance: Show your opposition by showing up! No, the administrative approval (disapproval) process is not yet over for Sierra Reflections, a mostly high-density, 940-home project proposed
by Rick Cooper
16 Days to Regional Planning Commission Meeting Posts on Nextdoor accuse County Commissioner Mike Clark of "doing nothing" to stop the Sierra Reflections project before it was brought to the Planning Commission for approval. We're not sure a Commissioner has the power or authority to investigate
by Rick Cooper20 years ago, residents rose up to fight urban development in Washoe Valley. This article appeared in our previous local news website washoevalley.org in 2007. "They are a bunch of Chicken Littles down there," Weston Lowden Attorney Characterizes Washoe Valley Residents Developers to Citizens: MORONS! The attorney
by Rick Cooper
Summary of the deliberations of the County Commissioners before their 3-2 decision to approve Sierra Reflections Leading up to the May 28, 2026 meeting of the Regional Planning Commission to approve the Sierra Reflections Application, here's a summary of the discussion leading up the the County Commissioners
by Rick Cooper
Opinion by Thomas Daly M.A. MSc.Thomas Daly is a former Washoe County Planning Commissioner. When 1,800+ people weigh in on a development issue, you have ‘community involvement’. This is the case for the proposed 940 housing unit project known as Sierra Reflections in Washoe County’s Pleasant
by Rick Cooper
From Washoe Valley Alliance: We have received word that 05/28/26 is a firm date for the Regional Planning Commission (TMRPC) to hear the Sierra Reflections issue. This will most likely be heard in the Washoe County Commission Chambers. Exact Time uncertain now but usually evening.The Agenda for
by Rick Cooper
We've received the following dispatches on the date of the Regional Planning Commission meeting to approve or deny the Sierra Reflections project. "We have received an email from Jeremy Smith, TMRPA Director, that the current plan is to change the date of the Sierra Reflections hearing by
by Rick Cooper