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Rainstorms have been a prominent feature of both winter and summer weather over the past few years and the fallout means area roads, already a subject for continual complaint, are getting even worse. While Nye County Public Works is doing all it can to tackle maintenance and repairs, department director Tom Bolling said it’s been a real struggle to keep pace with the constant demand.
Nye County held a public workshop on its Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund allotment and there were more than a dozen proposals for how to spend the $12 million federal treasury windfall. Here are some of those suggestions.
Weather and climate experts agree the storm was an anomaly unlike anything seen in Nevada in decades and that, with a warming climate, storms like Hilary could be more common.
In September of last year, the U.S. Treasury launched a new federal program that is leaving Nye County with a windfall of $12 million which can be used in nearly any way the county desires.
The 5-acre facility now includes an information kiosk, two shade structures and an all-weather vault toilet, surrounded by newly compacted gravel to provide parking for off-roaders exploring Nevada’s back country.
The construction currently underway on Basin Avenue has been focused on the intersection at Blagg Road for the last few weeks and Nye County Public Works will soon have that intersection back to full use but first, the department will need to close it to regular traffic, a fact which area motorists will want to take note.