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Town f)f Vahl"ump January 13, 1998 Board of Trustees Nye County School District 1020 E. Wilson Road Pahrump, NV 89048 Dear fellow Board Members: Past and Present Working Towards a New and Better Future We are writing you regarding the most important asset that the Pahrump Valley possesses, namely, our children. We are sure you are aware of our struggle with the Nye County Commissioners to right the inequitable balance of representation that exists on that Commission. That same situation exists at the School District leveL Imagine, if you will, twenty-five percent (25%) of the parents in the Pahrump Valley having no say whatsoever in the current and future education of their own children. Consider having your tax dollars spent without having the slightest input as to the propriety of those expenditures. We are sure you will a!,,'fee w1th us that this is an intolerable situation that you, as parents, would not accept. We are therefor calling upon you to open public dialogue with us regarding reapportionment in the school district and other key considerations regarding education in the Pahrump Valley. We are not, by this request, attempting to usurp your authority. We do, however, feel that open and fTank discussion regarding these problems between two mutually concerned public entities can only lead to a betterment of our children's future. Let us join together in protecting the most important asset of the Pahrump Valley. Sincerely, PAHRUMP OWN BOARD CHARLIE GRONTIA, CLERK, , / L:"I J \ d ! Ct.f - aA-/ C1-IARlOTTE LE VAR, MEMBER 400 N. HiGHV'VAY 160 " r (/ULIILI-OIUI ---PAGE BREAK--- RESOLUTION NO. 98 -01 PAHRUMP TOWN BOARD Town Board Shall Approve Developers Proposed Park Plans WHEREAS, the unincorporated Town of Pahrump IS expenencmg one of the fastest population growths in the State of Nevada; and WHEREAS, the Town Board of the unincorporated Town of Pahrump is charged with the responsibility of managing services for said population; and WHEREAS, the creation, organization and maintenance of parks is one of these integral services; and WHEREAS, in the past, the unincorporated Town of Pahrump has assumed the care and maintenance of parks created by developers in the large residential developments; and WHEREAS, the Town of Pahrump has found that many of these parks are not suitable for the areas in which they are created; and WHEREAS, the Town of Pahrump has no statutory obligation to assume the control and maintenance of these parks. NOW, THEREFORE, the Town Board of the Town of Pahrump does hereby resolve as follows 1. That prior to the construction of park areas in residential development, developers will inform the Town Board of the unincorporated Town of Pahrump of their plans for said parks The Town Board of the unincorporated Town of Pahrump shall review these plans with the developer in order to ensure that the parks meet the needs ---PAGE BREAK--- of the development in which they are located. Should the Town Board of the unincorporated Town of Pahrump determine, in its sole discretion, that said parks do not meet contemporary residential requirements, then the Town of Pahrump shall not assume any obligation for the care and maintenance of said parks. DA TED this) 7 day Ul ¥U.LJ~~ , 1998. ATTEST CHARLES GRO~& STEVE RAll)iBOLT, MEMBER ROBERT A. LITTLE, JR, MEMBER CI-IARI~OTTE LE VAR, MEMBER 2 ---PAGE BREAK--- RESOLUTION NO. 98 -02 PAHRUMP TOWN BOARD U ging Nvc Co. Brothel Board to Enforce Regulations Re: Signs and Advertisements of Brothels WHEREAS. it has become apparent to the members of the Town Board of the unincorporated Town of Pahrump that a number of outdoor advertising billboards have arisen along the main thoroughfares within the Town of Pahrump; and WHEREAS, some of these billboards advertise brothels located in Nye County as well as indicate that there are "bodies available"at said locations; and WIlEREAS, these signs are eyesores and detract !Tom the over all quality of life for the citizens within the unincorporated Town of Pahrump; and WHEREAS, prostitution is prohibited within the unincorporated Town of Pahrump and said signs may lead visitors to believe (hat prostitution is legal within the unincorporated Town of Pahrump; and WHEREAS, both the laws of the State of Nevada and the brothel ordinances of the County ofNye prohibit, limit and restrain the use of outdoor signs to advertise legal houses of prostitution; and WHEREAS, these signs appear to violate both state law and county ordinances. NOW, THEREFORE, the Town Board of the Town of Pahrump does hereby resolve as follows: I. To urge the Nye County Board of Commissioners sitting as the Nye County Brothel Board to enforce the regulations regarding signs and advertising for prostitution ---PAGE BREAK--- where it is legal and forthwith order that said signs be removed. DA TED this day I 998. ATTEST c' Ctc;~~ grf-O~~ CHARLES GRONDA, CLERK ~rLlR~- ROBERT A. LITTLE, JR, ~MBER ---PAGE BREAK--- RESOLUTION 98 -03 PAllRUMI' TOWN BOARD to Regional Planning CQmmis<;o" Single F:lmih' Dwelling I,oi Sizr and Creatioll of Variance Procedure WHEREAS, the Regional Planning Commission has been charged with the responsibility of planning for orderly growth within the Pahrump Valley, and; WHEREAS, the Town Board of the unincorporated Town of Pahrump considers that cooperating with the RegiollEd Planning Commission and offering suggestions tor orderly grc\\ih is a part of its' to the residents of the unincorporated To\vn ofPahmmp; and WHEREAS, the size of single family dwelling lots is ofrnajor concern both to the Regional Planning Commission and to the Tov,n ofPahmmp. NOW, THEREFORE, the Town Board ofthe un.incorporated Town ofPahmmp does hereby resolve '15 follows: I. That the Town of Pahmmp hereby suggeSTS to the Regional Planning Commission that single family dwel.ling lot si.zes within the unincorporated Town of Pahrump be restricted as foUows: 3. A minimum lot size of20,OOO square feet, net, Of 100' X 200' equaling approximately one-half (1/2) acre. 2. Further the Town Board of the TO\\TI of Pahrump suggests that a varb.nce procedure to consider ext..:eptions to the, abOVe recommendation be cre.ated for circumstances that do not reasonably tit these requirements. DATED this 24 day of March , 1998. PAP.JW:\iP TOW)\; BOARD ATTEST Gary Hollis (against) Charles Granda (against) GARY HOLLIS, CHAIR\fA:-J CHARLES GRaNDA, CLERK Steve Rainbolt (for) Robert Little (for) STEVE RAINBOLT, ME'vIBER ROBERT A. UTTLE, JR, MEl\IBER Charlotte LeVar (for) CHARLOTTE LE VAR, M£'VlBER ---PAGE BREAK--- OJwliainzation 9W7iZ<:'!I2C'(Y/cp'· IAe lho!el/lol C9rr#t pi' ccpieJ oat roQl/JlIl.lllq; t1e o6Jemance fY/' lAe /JiO/lI/l, fl' Y:j)lI'1 OJ lIeN- ,~/oll,/I" C)l~ lIae" owa//;, a/It! (}IY/c'!I2c'cYlc);. till:) jJlOg'O/?l JeehOJ tlO:Ze/'l cooperation {{[lrlt OIU, JI/tc ,.lbAtel.J aRt! laa' e!Xcc!.J. ica('/le!.J a/ld I(Nl'!'l. JeflJlad, jitc('leJ. cmd e/ecled r#'dOD, all t/t lAc /11.10'&'0 Jec!Ol- p/ W/N/JlII/lI't!! ((ifi o/Id QflYicYFC'C/lcf. lAb 11/ltierto/rU((l Jat"djeJ dl/21!N fit Ollt- local meUnfUlD a/It! 6!14YzeJYfJ, Ollt /lf~['J media (mf! JAilled ita.ck.J. //,,:/iotfI,BOLT, /({zz#U~Iz~J tH.A~R_EOTTE LE VAR, MEMBER Publi.shed: Pahrump Valley Times, November ].998 ---PAGE BREAK--- RESOLUTION NO. 98-07 PAHRUMP TOWN BOARD TOWN BOARD, TOWN OF PAHRUMP, COUNTY OF NYE. STATE OF NEVADA RESOLUTION OPPOSING ALTERNATIVE ROUTES FOR TRANSPORTING LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE THROUGH NYE COUNTY TO THE NEVADA TEST SITE WHEREAS, the Congress, the U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE) and/or other federal agencies have targeted the Nevada Test Site (NTS), located in Nye County, for disposal oflow-Ievel radioactive waste (LLRW); and WHEREAS, all LLR W slated for disposal at NTS is transported into, through and within Nye County; and WHEREAS, the health safety and welfare of Pahrump residents and visitors is of paramount importance to the Town Board (Board) and, therefore, the Board is concerned ahout safety in the transportation of LLR \V to and Nye County site for storage; and WHEREAS, potential risks associated with LLRW transportation include risk of fatalities or injury from radiological exposure from normal operations, risk of fatalities or injury from radiological exposure from accidents and releases, and, risk of fatalities or injuries from highway accidents not involving radiological releases; ffild WHEREAS, the current route for LLRW generated outside ofNye County to LLR W disposal sites on NTS involves use of only seven miles of four-lane highway in Nye County and passes through no Nye County, communities; and WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Energy Nevada Operations Office (DOEINV) has recently issued the Preapproval Draft Environmental Assessment of Inter modal Transportation of Low-Level Radioactive Waste to the Nevada Test Site (IMT/EA); and WHEREAS, the purpose ofthe IMT/EA is to encourage DOE/NV approved LLR W generators and their transportation contractors to use transportation alternatives that would further minimize radioactive risk and enhance safety; and ---PAGE BREAK--- WIIEREAS, the IMT!EA identifies as the most favorable intermodal site, at or ncar the Lincoln County, Nevada Town 01' Caliente, an alternative which would involve truck transport 011 Nevada State Highway 395 and US Highways 6 and 95 through Nyc and Esmeralda Counties and the communities of Pahrump, Goldfield, Beatty and Amargosa Valley; and WHEREAS, the Nyc County Board of Commissioners recently adopted Nyc County Resolution #98-21 which identified the above-referenced route through Nyc County as unacceptable; and WHEREAS, US DOE-Fernald had received a tender-oner hom Tri-State Motor Carrier, Inc. (Tri-State), its LLR W transportation contractor, to change its current route Cor transportation of LLRW to NTS and use a route including NV 395 and US 6 and 95 through Nyc and Esmeralda Counties and the communities of Pahrump, Goldfield, Beatty and Amargosa Valley in summer, and a route involving NV 373 through Amargosa Valley in winter; and WHEREAS, the Tri-State tender olTer involves an all-truck avoiding the Las Vegas Valley which was identified in the IMT/EA as the least favorable option from a normal operations standpoint, hom a highway safety standpoint, and among the least favorable from an accident involving radioactive exposure standpoint; and WHEREAS, the IMT/EA failed to assess or address the impacts of LLR W transportation on Nyc County ctTIcrgency response organizations and health care provides; and WHEREAS, in the event of a LLR W transportation accident or release, Nye County and Pahrump Town emergency response organizations would be the first responders: and WHEREAS, Nye County and Pahrump Town emergency response organizations do nol have the proper equipment to respond to radioactive materials accidents and releases; and WHEREAS, Nye COWlty and Pahrump emergency response agencies are statTed largely by volunteers, and only a Jew staff have the training necessary to safely respond to radioactive materials accidents and releases; and WHEREAS, the Nye County emergency radio communications system has several large dead spots along the proposed alternative LLR W transportation routes; and WHEREAS, Nye County and Pahrump Tovvn emergency health care facilities are not equipped to deal with injuries or human contamination associated with radioactive materials accidents and reieases; and WHEREAS, the IMT/EA did not address specific highway conditions in Nye County, including problems engendered by the large spans of open range and the resulting ---PAGE BREAK--- roaming of wild horses and lnln'os on roadways; and WHEREAS, considering the foregoing issues, the LEPC has determined that the health and safety of Nyc County residents and highway travelers cannot be ensured in the event of transportation-related accidents and releases involving radioactive materials, NOW THEREFORE, it hereby is resolved as follows: l. The Pahrump Town Board opposes the transportation of LLR W generated outside ofNye County to NTS by and route other thank the current route (US95 fi'Ol11 the southern boundary ofNye County to the Mercury entrance to NTS) until USDOE mitigates the potential impacts of LLR W transportation on the health and safety ofNye County residents, highway travelers and emergency responders. 2, Mitigation measures-to be su11icient and appropriate- must take into consideration and address emergency response capabilities, emergency medical capabilities and highway hazards. 3. Health and safety protections and mitigation measures acceptable to the Pahrump Town Board must be in place before LLR W generated outside Nyc County is transported over any highway or road in Nyc County other than US 95 from the southern boundary ofNye county to the Mercury entrance to NTS, 4. copy of this Resolution torthwith shaIl be sent to USDOE, DOE/],-~V, Senator Harry Reid, Senator Richard Bryan, Congressman Jim Gibbons, Congressman John Ensign, State Senator Mike McGinnis and State Roy Neighbors. DATED this .JJr"..day of November, 1998. PROPOSED on the .JJr"..day of November, 1998, by Charles Granda VOTE: AYES: C. Gary Hollis NAyS: _ Robert Little Charlotte loe Var Charlie Gronda Steve Rainbolt ABSENT: ---PAGE BREAK--- ABSTENTIONS: EFFECTIVE this ~day ofNovcmber, ]998, PAHRUMP TOWN BOARD Bv: (1;(kjzVi?~ct{4~ - Chairman ,