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PAHRUMP FAIRGROUNDS UPDATE TIM SUTTON – TOWN MANAGER ---PAGE BREAK--- PAHRUMP FAIRGROUNDS ---PAGE BREAK--- HOW IT ALL BEGAN… ---PAGE BREAK--- THERE’S ALWAYS A CATCH • On September 14, 1999, the Town of Pahrump received a Congressional land patent (deed) for the Fairgrounds Property subject to certain restrictions: • Existing rights-of-way for ditches or canals • All mineral deposits • Reversionary Interest • “Provided that title shall revert to the United States upon a finding that the patentee attempts to transfer title to or control over the lands to another, the lands have been devoted to a use other than that for which the lands were conveyed or the patentee has failed to follow the approved development plan or management plan.” ---PAGE BREAK--- CONTEMPLATED USES • Rodeo Arena • Equestrian Trail • Ball fields (soccer, softball, little league, basketball) • 9-hole golf course • Indoor recreation and convention center • Roadside rest stop • Firearms training complex • Archery range ---PAGE BREAK--- FIRST PLANS ---PAGE BREAK--- FIRST PLANS ---PAGE BREAK--- FIELD OF DREAMS ---PAGE BREAK--- ADVENTURE SPRINGS ---PAGE BREAK--- TIM BOHANNON PROPOSAL ---PAGE BREAK--- CURRENT PROPOSAL ---PAGE BREAK--- OHV PARK • Groundbreaking held on March 19, 2022 ---PAGE BREAK--- CDBG FUNDING • Water and Well System - $500,000 • Sewer and Wastewater System - $147,225 • Environmental Assessment - $50,000 • Drainage Study and Flood Control Design Plan - $124,000 • Detention Basin - $411,950 ---PAGE BREAK--- COMMUNITY CENTER ---PAGE BREAK--- COMMUNITY CENTER ---PAGE BREAK--- COMMUNITY CENTER ---PAGE BREAK--- COMMUNITY CENTER ---PAGE BREAK--- WATER RIGHTS TRANSFER PROTEST • In November of 2018, the Town attempted to transfer water rights to support the Town operating a municipal water system at the Fairgrounds property. • Great Basin Water Company filed a protest with the State Water Engineer claiming that the Fairgrounds property is within their service territory and they had exclusive rights to provide service to the Fairgrounds. • We argued that as a local government entity we are authorized to run a municipal water service wherever we want to, even within a private, regulated utility’s service territory. • Long story short… ---PAGE BREAK--- WE WON! ---PAGE BREAK--- LANDS BILL • For decades, Nye County has been working with the federal government to update it Resource Management Plan (RMP) which sets forth specific uses for federal land within a region. • These efforts have stalled to federal staff turnover, change in federal administration, shifting federal priorities, etc. • Nye County recently submitted a Congressional Lands Bill package to the Nevada delegation requesting various things. • Most notably for today is the removal of the reversionary interest preventing us from commercial uses at the Fairgrounds. • Once removed, the path would be clear to begin commercial development along the highway to provide a source of revenue for further buildout. ---PAGE BREAK--- QUESTIONS?