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There was a lot of good newsin Carson City in 2010,bright spots in what no one

can deny has been a challengingyear. We here at the Nevada Appealwere especially gratied to be ableto bring back our Tuesday edition a move that our readers had beenasking for, and one that shows astrengthening local economy.

In addition to our good news, thecapital welcomed two major retail-ers this year Kohls and Big Lots bringing with them more than150 jobs.

Dick Campagni and Michael Hohlopened three dealerships alongSouth Carson Street after breakingground in 2009. Meanwhile, tax-able sales in Carson City have beenhelped by auto sales, which are up by6.7 percent for the scal year.

Carson Tahoe Regional Health-care opened a clinic at the TopsyLane Walmart and also conducteda regional health survey, which willhelp the hospital address medicalneeds in the community.

Eugene Burgers Carson Lanescompleted its makeover this year, andthe old Northgate theater in northCarson City reopened as CarsonStadium Cinemas, owned by ToddBloomhu.

Jim Phalan, the owner of the Fir-kin and Fox, opened a new locationin Reno, the Firkin and Wolf, andtook over the former Doppelgang-ers in downtown Carson City andrenamed it the High Sierra BrewingCompany.

Among those with the entrepre-neurial spirit were Carson Citys

LED Light, which opened a newstore earlier this year at 511 Fair-view Dr., and Kristen Brodie, adental hygienist, opened her ownclothing store, Up Your Alley, 1212N. Carson St.

Builders are giving more posi-tive outlooks for 2011 than they hadfor 2010 as they report a growingbacklog of projects. A Reno-basedcompany also purchased the formerSuper Kmart in Carson City thissummer with the intent of develop-

ing the 170,000-square-foot buildingfor commercial use.

As for 2011, theres much to an-ticipate.

The organizers of the downtownCity Center project are aiming tobreak ground on the $87 million cen-terpiece next year. And the popularfamily restaurant Olive Garden an-nounced theyd be coming to CarsonCity in 2011.

Meanwhile, the managers of theCarson Mall say they may be ableto ll the former Gottschalks. Localmanufacturers and the NorthernNevada Development Authority willstart their Dream It Do It campaign,too.

Mayor Bob Crowell thinks goodthings are on the horizon for CarsonCity.

Carson City seems to be grow-ing, Crowell said. Money is start-ing to move again in the communityand in that sense, the last year hasbeen trying, but it looks like wereworking our way out of it.

Carson City sees positive growth in 2010

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Many Carson City residents decided to take

their chances at starting or continuing a

edgling business model this year.

Here are a few examples:

Sweet toothRebecca Bevans spent most of the last decade in school

hitting the books and working toward her Ph.D. in psy-

chology and cognitive neuroscience at the University of

Nevada, Reno.

Today, she makes candy.

My friends call me Dr. Chocolate, Bevans said. My

mom loves to tell everybody, She goes to get her Ph.D.

and what does she do? She makes candy.

But candy-making is a welcomed change from the

stresses of academia for Bevans, 39, who started Carson

City Confections this spring to sell her sweet and salty

Becky Roka candy to earn some extra income.

Business has been booming for Bevans. Over the sum-

mer she sold more than 300 pounds of candy at farmers

markets and shes shipping her candy all over the coun-

try for the holiday season.

I guess the mayor is addicted, Bevans said, adding, I

want a store.

Bevans, who teaches psychology classes at Western

Nevada College and Truckee Meadows Community Col-

lege, said, I needed another job and in this economy it

was really hard to get hired on full-time anywhere.

So she decided to make a business out of the candy she

had been making for her friends and family for years.

Instead of trying to hunt for a job I decided I would

make myself one, Bevans said.

After mulling the idea for months, Bevans got her

business license, started a website and contacted the

owner of BSghettis, who lets her use his kitchen on theweekends before the dinner crowd. Today shes selling

her candy at nine locations such as Carson Coee, Sugar

Pine Cove, Comma Coee and the Wolf Pack Pit Stop at

UNR.

Its something Ive done for so long, I might as well

oer it to the general public, she said.

Bevans said she still applies her knowledge of psychol-

ogy to candymaking the chocolate does raise endor-

phin and serotonin levels in people who eat it, after all.

I understand the chocolate and all the other ingre-

dients on a biological and psychological level, she said

with a smile. You cant leave home without using psy-

chology in some aspect.

VideophileRandy Letter, a self-professed movie lover, said busi-

ness is going well for his year-old business, Game Cozy

and Movies.

Letter moved into a new storefront at 1621 Highway

50 East in June where he rents, sells, buys and trades

movies, video games and video game consoles.

He said he used to sell his large collection of movies

online, and came up with the idea to open a movie and

video game shop when he was laid o from his casino

cashier job in 2009.

He rents movies including new releases and on Blu-

ray and video games for nearly every console for 99

cents a night. He also rents older video game consoles

such as Super NES or Atari for $10 a week (eventuallyhell rent newer systems such as the Xbox 360 for a

slightly higher price).

Everybody told me the rental business because of

Netix and Redbox is dead, Letter said. But I thought

maybe Ill give it a try because theres still people outthere that like to ... have a case and read a description.

Letter also repairs video game consoles, which has

helped business.

Its getting better, Im actually surprised, he said.

Art imitating businessAfter years of honing her pottery-making skills,

Robin McGregor said it was time to go into business for

herself.

McGregor is a former pottery teacher at the Brewery

Arts Center and opened Carson City Pottery this fall

with a colleague. The studio and classroom will relocate

to the Nevada Childrens Museum of Northern Nevada,

813 N. Carson St., on Jan. 1 from its current location in

east Carson City.

At the new location, McGregor will oer a pottery

class for children 13 and older.

McGregor started studying pottery in 1992 in the

New York City area, eventually earning a certicate in

ceramics from the New Hampshire Institute of Art. She

has taught in her private studio at the Currier Museum

of Art in Manchester, N.H., and most recently at the

Brewery Arts Center.

The LED Light, Inc.The LED Light Inc., formerly an online-only seller

of LED lighting goods, opened its rst retail outlet in2010.

The store, 511 Fairview Dr., oers consumer goods

like lighting for homes and more. It opened in April.

Danny Fierro, the director of sales and marketing for

the LED Light Inc., said the past year has meant good

things for the company.

2010 went great for us, he said. Our website con-

tinued to carry the company for us quite a bit. And from

the local perspective we learned a lot about running a

brick and mortar retail.

He said more and more people are coming in to learn

about energy saving technology.

Weve done what we wanted to accomplish, he said.

Its just great.

He said the store will oer more products in 2011.

Entrepreneurial spirit

alive in CarsonBy BRIAN [email protected]

My mom loves to telleverybody, She goes to gether Ph.D. and what does shedo? She makes candy.

-Dr. Chocolate, Rebecca Bevans

More and more peopleare coming in to learn about

energy saving technology.

Rebecca Bevans, owner of Carson City Confections, is alsocalled Dr. Chocolate by her friends and family.

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The locals are our breadand butter, said Bilyeu.Theyre what keeps us go-ing. The touristsare kind of thefrosting on thecake for us.

We do acombinationbut a good partof our businessis local, saidBoulware.

He said therst test ofthat optimismkicks o in two

weeks, he said

referring to the New Yearsholiday.

Were looking forwardto a better year next year,said Bilyeu.A

fter some three yearsof recession, areatourism o cials say

they are expecting businessto improve in 2011.

Candy Duncan, head ofthe Carson City Conven-tion and Visitors Bureau,said those attending thegovernors annual confer-ence on tourism in Reno therst week of December werehopeful for the coming year.

Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki,who heads the tourismcommission, also said thereis reason for a touch of

optimism.Were still in the tunnel

but I think we see the lightat the end of it, he said.

Duncan said occupancy inCarsons largest propertieswas up in September andOctober compared to 2009,a good sign, and that sheexpects more improvementin 2011.

Im optimistic for nextyear, she said.

Krolicki said there aregood signs over the pastquarter: Weve seen visitor

counts increase, gamingrevenues tick up.

Even occupancy rates androom prices are up a bit.

Its a sign that the worstis behind us and we can startclimbing out of the hole, hesaid.

Were hopeful, said Jona-than Boulware of Gold DustWest. Our feeling is thatthere is a more positive feel-ing that next year well startto see more of a reboundthan this year.

But I wouldnt say were

back, he cautioned.Krolicki too warned that

the recession has been verydurable, stubborn.

Ohand, all the indicatorsI see show theres a nice littleuptick in the economy, saidSteve Bilyeu, nancial con-troller for Carson Station.The uptick in the economyis important because it putspeople to work, which givesthem a little money to spend.Were looking forward to abetter year next year.

Boulware said after acouple of years of not indulg-ing, people just want to goout and spend.

He said retailers are see-ing that and, I think thatstrue in our business as well.

Duncan said one key start-ing to help bring back busi-

ness in Carson City is theV&T Railroad. She said thispast season they sold 10,400tickets for a train that onlyran three days a week.

Its got a lot of room toimprove and grow, she said.

But the immediate key tobringing back tourists, shesaid, is that people are begin-ning to take vacations again.

People are taking trips by

car and thats great for CarsonCity, Duncan said.

Both Boulware and Bilyeusaid locals, who are very im-portant to their businesses, arebeginning to return as well.

Tourism o cials seeBy GEOFF [email protected]

Even as Carson City

continues to scruti-

nize the possibility

of building a state-of-the-art

Knowledge and Discovery

Library downtown, the Car-

son City Library continued to

shine during 2010.

Among the technological

achievements for the library

this year was the installationof a Radio Frequency Identi-

cation (RFDI) system.

The library has used bar-

code technology for many

years, but it was a process that

required that the check-out

and check-in process be done

one book or item at a time,

said Library Directon Sara

Jones.

The advantage of RFID

is that multiple materials can

be checked in and out, making

it faster for the patron and

for the library sta. This

means we can use our human

resources to better servepeople, she said.

And personal service has

improved with the new tech-

nology.

Instead of people behind

desks checking books out and

in, there will be more people

on the oor to help patrons

nd what they need. With ve

RFID stations available, there

is also less of a wait time, she

said.

The new system even

contributed to Carson Citys

recent 7th place designation

as a top technological city

by the Center for Digital

Government in the small cities

division, said John Wilkinson,

director of information tech-

nology for Carson CIty.

On another front, the

Carson City Library was

instrumental in helping to

improve literacy in 2010. The

drive to give every Carson

City student a library card as

part of the Literacy for Life

initiative has yielded some

impressive results.

Our library card initiative

is going just great, said Jones.

We are seeing a really largeincrease in library use as a

result.

During the month of Oc-

tober, there were 2,119 cards

distributed, nearly as many as

were issued in all of 2008.

Librarycontinuesmove toward

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Good things are hap-pening at Nevadasrst enclosed mall,

said Kevin Ray, the propertymanager of the Carson Mall.

Five businesses haverelocated to the mall overthe past year from DouglasCounty, Ray said. ParadiseCove Cafe and its adjoin-ing gift shop opened thisyear, too, lling out the$2 million Carson Cove, acollection of restaurants onthe malls Stewart Streetentrance.

Paul Schats Bakery alsois currently adding a tea andcake shop. Meanwhile, themall started to host weeklyconcerts this summer.

I think the biggest thingwe did to really help thetenants was focusing onfood, and we did it earlyenough before the economystarted tanking, Ray said.

Since coming to work atthe mall about four years

ago, Ray said his focus hasbeen to generate events toattract potential shoppers.That has meant stag-ing events like the recentlibrary book sale or givingspace for local nonprotorganizations like theRainbow Girls to conductfundraisers.

The best thing to do forany small business is to get

people to their door, Raysaid. They take it fromthere.

The ongoing eort to llthe former Gottschalks alsomade headway in 2010 afterthe department store closedin 2009. The companysformer CEO, Joe Levy, hassaid he wants to reopen theCarson City location withthe rebranded store, Gott-

schalk by Joe Levy.

Ray said the CarringtonGroup, which owns themall, is still in talks withLevy and other nationalretailers about the pos-sibility of lling the vacantdepartment store.

Joanne Holmes, a repre-sentative of the CarringtonCompany, said the CarsonMall has made stridesover the past few years to

improve its image.

I think the mall hasturned around in the pastfour years, Holmes said. Ittakes awhile to turn it.

Ray adds, It took a lotof work, a lot of moneyand a lot of new shops tochange peoples perceptionsof thinking, I have to go toReno.

Holmes said 2010 wasa di cult year for retail

in general, but things areimproving.

I think a lot of the retail-ers right now, too, some ofthem are looking for expan-sion, which is hopeful, shesaid. They werent a yearago.

Ray said the key phi-losophy behind the mall isbuy local. He points to thewillow chairs and reindeermade by Willow Bill thatare for sale throughoutthe mall or state workersopening kiosks that sell

gift items to help them getthrough the state furloughs.

Especially now withthe freeway bypass ... whatcan you do to enhance thelocal community, Ray said.What can you give themto keep them here in town?Were wanting to providethat and at the same timewe want to grow in such away it becomes that destina-tion for Carson City.

Carson Mall becoming aBy BRIAN [email protected]

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By next fall, a program that will promote careersin manufacturing is expected to make its Carson

City debut.

The Northern Nevada Development Authority an-nounced Carson City would become one of 20 regions in

the country to participate in the Dream It Do It cam-

paign, which is an education and marketing program

designed to increase the level of skilled workers living in

the region.

Nevada is home to nearly 2,000 manufacturers,

employing some 40,000 individuals, according to the

Nevada Manufacturers Association.

Collie Hutter, the CFO and COO of Click Bond Inc.,

in Carson City, said the program was designed by the

Manufacturing Institute in Washington, D.C.

What it really means to the manufacturing is its askilled workforce initiative, Hutter said. Its the fact

that we will be training a lot more people in very good

ways to work in not only our factories today, but to pre-

pare us so ve years from now we have the skilled work

force we need.

Ryan Costella, the director of strategic initiatives for

Click Bond, said Dream It Do It is comprised of a mar-

keting program designed to reach students, transition-ing workers and military families.

It tries to rebrand manufacturing in the eyes of all

those people, Costella said. Its not all smoke stacks.

He said the local manufacturing sector includes jobs inthe aviation, health care and renewable energy indus-

tries.

The program also will implement a certicate pro-

gram for people to obtain at Western Nevada College,

which local and other national manufacturers will

recognize.

Costella said that will help economic development in

the region by showing companies outside of Nevada that

local employers and educators are actively preparing

employees for a more diverse and technical manufactur-

ing environment.

And the lack of skilled workers in the region has been

a major hurdle for prospective companies considering

Northern Nevada, Hutter said.

We will have a skilled workforce available for them,

Hutter said. That truly helps the community because

young people and people returning to the workforce will

have the ability to be trained.

Ray Bacon, the executive director of the Nevada

Manufacturers Association, said the program will help

Nevada improve its standing in a global economy.

As manufacturers, the bottom line is that our ability

to compete globally depends on the quality of our work-

force, Bacon said. Dream It Do It will help ensure that

current and new Nevada businesses can thrive right here

in our own back yard.

Costella said the funding for the program is coming

from organizations such as the Manufacturing Institute

and potentially the Bill and Melinda Gates, Lumina and

Rockefeller foundations.

Whats happening now is the ground work and

planning process is well underway and all of the major

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be a great time to launch this marketing campaign.

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Builders starting to see uptick in demand

We sat down with three local builders to check in on

the local construction market. While not out of the

weeds yet, they all indicated that 2011 was lookingmore promising than the past year.

Tom Metcalf, owner of Metcalf Builders, Inc.

Everything Im hearing right now, next year is denitely

looking a lot brighter than 2010 with the amount of jobs that

were looking at and the opportunities to build, starting rst

quarter 2011, Metcalf said.

At the end of 2009, Metcalf said, his company was still nish-

ing projects that were started in 2007 or 2008, which meant

2010 was pretty bleak because fewer projects were started

over the past 12 months.

There were exceptions, of course. Metcalf completed the new

Honda and Subaru dealerships as well as the remodeled Carson

Lanes in south Carson City.

And next year his company will work on new gas stations,

hotels and fast food restaurants in the region.Metcalf is also working on a $7.5 million project in California

on behalf of Gilbane Building Company.

As for local projects, Metcalf said his company will start

work on an apartment complex in Carson City early next year

and will remodel a restaurant in Reno and a South Lake Tahoe

casino.

Im starting to see an uptick just recently, Metcalf said.

Hotel, retail, possibly some casino work and were continuing

to work at the Ormsby House.

A year ago, Metcalf said his company was looking for work

outside of Nevada given the slow market.

I didnt have a positive outlook, Metcalf said. Just the

economy in this area and discontent within the federal govern-

ment not knowing which end is up and I think the last election

has helped give us clarity.

He adds, 2010 will have its place in the history books.

Cary Richardson, co-owner of Miles Construction

2010 was another di cult year, but once again we survived

it with keeping our core employees and core business intact and

were actually looking forward to 2011 with some optimism,

which is nice for a change, Richardson said.

Richardson said Miles Construction has plans to start proj-

ects at the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center next year, many of

them originally slated to start in 2010.

Richardson said companies that have decided to build want to

take advantage of low construction costs.

There seems to be a sense of urgency from certain owners

that the end of these times is near, Richardson said.

Many of the projects are not using bank nancing, such as

Germany-based Schluter Systems new facility at the TRIC.

Other projects for Miles Construction include TRIC facilities

for Scougal Rubber Corporation and Saginaw Control andEngineering.

Youre seeing pockets of the economy that are alive and

well, he said. These people are out there and theyre building

buildings.

He adds, With the reduction in housing costs it once again

makes this area more attractive to companies that are looking

at relocating. So its not all bad. The downturn in the housing

market has its upsides.

Richardson said Miles Construction will have 30 percent

more projects in 2011 than 2010. So for now, Richardson said

Miles Construction is building a backlog of projects for the

foreseeable future.

Cautiously optimistic, he said.

Mark Beauchamp, co-owner of Shaheen BeauchampBuilders LLC

Well, the start of 2010 really wasnt too bad for us. The rst

quarter, second quarter were good primarily because we werenishing up some projects from the previous years, Beauchamp

said.

That work included projects at Carson Tahoe Regional

Healthcare and the $4 million expansion of the Battle Mountain

General Hospital.

The rest of the year weve been kind of lling in with small

projects, improvements for gaming, public works and smaller,

he said.

The bright spot for 2010 would be the growing backlog of

projects his company is anticipating for 2011, Beauchamp said.

Were feeling pretty condent about 2011, he said. Weve

got some good projects in the pipeline, most of them being

medical. Were hoping the (Carson) City Center project will

move forward and were a part of that team.

He said if the downtown project, which includes a library,

retail, o ce and a parking garage, moves forward it will boost

the local construction market.Beauchamp said there likely wont be a quick turnaround in

the economy despite some green shoots.

I think well continue to see medical. I think well hopefully

see some manufacturing, distribution, he said. I think the o ce

has got a ways to go before you see a retur n of any o ce space

being built. Retail is going to be a little bit of time before you

see retail space being built because of the vacancies.

As for the lessons learned from this recession:

Youve had to get more competitive, youve had to reinvent

yourself, its important to be diversied, which is one of the

things that were thankful for, Beauchamp said. We dont

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Realtor Q&AA conversation with Jenny Lopiccolo, owner

and broker of Coldwell Banker Best Sellersin Carson City, which merged with ColdwellBanker Itildo, Inc., of Minden this year.

Whats your take on the general market overview?

My outlook for our residential market is positive going into 2011.We have experienced about a 40 percent drop in average salesprice since 2006, but the number of homes sold in 2010 compared

to 2009 is only slightly less in theCarson City and Carson Valleymarkets. Prices continued to dropover the past year, about 15 percent,but we have seen signs in just thelast two months of greatly increasedactivity in the higher price ranges,with several pending sales of homesover $600,000.

Based on those sales, I think thataverages will start to slowly increasein the coming year. In all three of ou r

market areas, Carson City, Carson Valley and Dayton, the currentlisted inventory represents about 10 months worth of sales at thepresent absorption rate. Thats not a bad number.

Whats your advice to sellers?

We are still seeing a lot of short sales and sales of bank-ownedproperties and there a re still some bargains out there. Realistically,that is your competition.

It is more important than ever to have an experienced Realtor onyour team, so that you can price your home to sell in this market.

Since prices are still trending downward slightly, we advise our sell-ers to price aggressively to get ahead of the market trends.

Many of our buyers are hesitant to get into a short sale dealbecause of the time and effort involved, so a seller who is pricedright has an advantage over the banks. We track pricing and salestrends constantly to help ou r sellers price competitively in the cur-

rent market.

What if someones upside down in their home?

We deal with distressed property owners every day and haveincreased training and education for all of our agents to be able toeffectively counsel homeowners who are upside down in value orwho cannot afford their mortgage.

Short sales (selling with the banks agreement to accept lessthan is owed) can be tricky. If you have an inexperienced agent itcan take months. The key is to work with an agent who has provenexperience in closing short sales and has the training to assist thehomeowner with each step of the process.

If homeowners find themselves in a distressed situation, theyshould get help as early as possible in order to keep the most op-

tions open.

Advice to buyers

My advice to buyers is to buy now, do not wait!

With the combination of historically low prices and interest rates,this is the time to jump in. When we see cash buyers and inves-tors returning to the market, as we have been seeing the past fewmonths, it indicates that it is a great time to buy your own home.The fact is that total housing costs are the lowest they have been in10 years in this area, and the tax advantages of buying over rentingare considerable.

The first time buyers who took advantage of the first-time homebuyer tax credit in 2009 and 2010 got a great deal, but realistically,with the lower interest rates and prices right now, a buyer todaywill benefit even more than those buyers did.

If you have the time and patience a short sale might be a good

option. There are still some great bargains out there.

Realtor Mike Clark

said the world

of real estate has

dramatically changed since

he rst started in the busi-

ness many years ago.

The whole business

model of going to a real

estate o ce on a Satur-

day morning and asking

to see property has beenchanged, Clark said.Now folks can go online,

2 or 3 a.m. and look at a

piece of property and then

they can contact the Real-

tor to handle the transac-

tion.

Clark founded Trans-

Action Realty two years

ago, a rm that lets its

agents keep all of their

commission instead of

requiring them to give a

cut to the broker. Instead,

they pay a monthly fee tobelong to the rm (as well

as a at service charge for

each closing).

Clarks business model

isnt anything new he

said he modeled Trans-Ac-

tion after an Arizona rm

but he said it is work-

ing. He recently opened a

2,300 square foot o ce in

Carson City and now has80 agents working for the

company who serve most

of western Nevada.

Nationally, about 20 per-

cent of Realtors worked

for companies like Trans-Action Realty in 2010,

according to the National

Association of Realtors.

The majority, about 70

percent, work for a rm

that takes a commission on

each sale.

Clark said the down

housing market has at-

tracted agents to his rm.

It was a way for usin this tight economy toactually give agents an

increase of pay, he said.

The longer you can stay

in the game the sooner or

later the market will turn

around or at least stabilize,

atten out, something be-

sides continuing to drop.

As for the housing mar-

ket, Clark said hes seeing

more and more short sales

and fewer foreclosures.

So foreclosures have

taken a back seat to short

sales in this market, hesaid. Its probably gone

from 10 to 15 percent two

years ago to about 40 per-

cent of the market now.

The rise in short sales

is a trend experienced

by Kimberly Seifert, the

owner and Realtor at Lake

Side Properties in Carson

City.

Surprisingly better

than we thought, so far so

good, Seifert said of 2010.

Its been good. Peopleare buying. A lot of short

sales and a lot of investors

are picking those up. First

time home buyers are still

pretty interested, reloca-

tion has been picking up.

As for next year: Were

going to make it even bet-

ter next, she said.

Mike Veatch, the broker

at Valley Realty and Man-

agement, said his company

has seen an increase in the

local rental market, which

he said has a 15 percent

vacancy rate.

A healthy vacancy rate

would be closer to 5 per-

cent, he said.

As far as 2010 goes

there was a pretty sizableincrease in rentable inven-

tory, Veatch said. A lot of

that comes from folks that

have been trying to sell a

house and decided to rent

it out instead.

Veatch said the local

inventory of apartments

and duplexes also hasincreased, and I attribute

that to people who have

lost jobs or cut back.

A three-bedroom rental

home that would have

gone for $1,200 a monthis now worth $1,000, for

example.

Everybody in the realestate community has been

in survival mode, Veatch

said. But keeping a diver-sied business plan is go-

ing to carry us through.

And as for 2011, Veatch

said hes not exactly sure

the market will stage a

dramatic turnaround inthe rental or sales markets.

But there is a bright

spot: The one positive

scenario I see is the mort-

gage rates may be goingup, he said. That may geta lot of people who have

been sitting on the fence.

Realtors adapt businessmodels to marketBy BRIAN [email protected]

The whole business model ofgoing to a real estate ofce on aSaturday morning and asking to

see property has been changed.Now folks can go online, 2

or 3 a.m. and look at a piece

of property and then they can

contact the Realtor to handle the

transaction.- Realtor Mike Clark


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At the start of 2010,

most conversa-

tions with Carson

City Realtors probably

had something to do with

the rst time home buyertax credit an $8,000

incentive for Americans to

enter the housing market

for the rst time.

David Lockett and his

family in Dayton were

among the beneciaries

of that tax credit. They

moved into their 2,000

square foot home in Janu-

ary.

While they had been

considering buying a

house even before the taxcredit was announced, the

extra money denitely

sparked a little more inter-

est, Lockett said.

On a weekday morning,

Lockett sits at his kitchen

table and grins as he looks

at the homes vaulted ceil-

ing and the new walls he

and his wife built around

the former dining room to

create another bedroom

for their daughter.

We got lucky with this

house, Lockett said. This

doesnt look like some-

bodys rst home.

Locket, 35, and his

wife Kristi, 31, have been

married 13 years and have

three children. Theyve

been renting since mov-

ing to Carson City, where

Lockett still works as a

machinist. He said work

as been steady and he felt

nancially stable enough

to buy the home. Kristi

Lockett stays at home

with the children.

Because they bought in

Dayton, they also qualied

for a Nevada Rural Hous-

ing Authority loan that

did not require a down

payment. So the moneythey had saved up for the

down payment instead

went to furniture and that

new bedroom.

It was always a dream

of ours to own a home,

Lockett said. But it

wasnt until, Id say, the

beginning of 2009 that

we started getting serious

and contacted a real estate

agent.

Today, theyre paying

just $50 more per month

on their 30-year xed rate

mortgage compared to

their monthly rent checks.

They plan on selling the

home in a couple years,

too, assuming the market

begins to improve.

If I could turn this

house around and make

some money on it, I come

from a family of entre-

preneurs, Lockett said.

Making money is in my

blood.

The Lockett family of Dayton.

Tax incentivesopeneddoor for rst-time homebuyersBy BRIAN [email protected]

We got lucky

with this house.

This doesnt look

like somebodys

rst home.-First time home buyer,

David Lockett


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Court Cardinal, thegeneral manager ofCasino Fandango,

said the Carson Valleyregion is holding its own inthe gaming industry.

Overall, 2010 was apretty good year. Were notseeing the numbers that wesaw prior to the economicsituation for the country,but the last couple yearsweve held our ground,Cardinal said.

The 12 month gam-ing revenue trend for theCarson Valley throughOctober is down by abouta half percent, accordingto the latest gures fromthe Gaming Control Board.Its an improvement fromthe 10 percent decline theregion recorded in the sameperiod last year.

Meanwhile, other im-provements happened forthe local gaming scene this

year, including the open-ing of the Golden Nickel,444 E. William St., andthe opening of the JackpotCrossing Casino after aboutnine months of renovations.

Jackpot Crossing, 1897N. Edmonds Dr., is ownedby Northern NevadaComstock Investments,which also owns CactusJacks Senator Club (and itsrepainted, waving mascotHowdy).

The building used tohouse the former SilverDollar Casino, whichsported a rainbow paintjob. Its now painted withdesert-inspired colors.

General Manager D. ScottTate said 2010 was an op-portune year to remodel thecasino.

As a company we enjoyCarson, we like the peoplein Carson, the Carsonform of government and

we appreciate that, Tatesaid. We like the Carsonemployees we have.

He added he isexcited about thechanges beingmade to down-town CarsonCity.

We are sup-portive of thedowntown eortsand the changesthat are beinganticipated andthe changes thathave transpired,Tate said, add-ing, In the longrun we believein downtownCarson City.

Star Anderson,the general man-ager of the Car-son Nugget, saidshe thinks thecasinos revenueshave stabilized.

We do see the localeconomy will aect us

somewhat, she said. Ourdemographic, we have a lotof retirees in Carson City.Not as many of them are asaected by the unemploy-ment than the youngerdemographic.

Cardinal said the restau-rants inside the Fandangohave surpassed 2009 levelsand the hotel occupancy

rate at the Courtyard byMarriott also surpassed2009 levels this year.

As for his outlook for2011: Its going to be hardto say, especially in thestate capital, facing whatthe state is facing from abudget shortfall, Cardinalsaid. Were not sure whatto expect.


Gaming industry stabilizingafter taking some hard knocks

A Carson Nugget cook prepares turkeyfor the annual free Thanksgiving dinnerhosted by the casino.

Guests dance at the Casino Fandango New Years Eve partyringing in 2010.


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Aproject introducedlate last year withexpectations for

changing the face of CarsonCitys downtown as well asits future has nearly comefull circle over the past 12months.

The idea for the $87.3million City Center Projectbehind the Carson Nug-get was initially broughtto city o cials by NuggetPresident Steve Neighbors,

who is also sole trustee ofthe Hop and Mae AdamsTrust. He proposed it as amechanism to turn aroundthe citys retail-sales-tax-based economy.

The hope is that bothshort- and long-term jobswill be created by the proj-ect and that the cutting-edge technology proposedwill infuse the city withnew life and vitality.

Key components of theplan a digital media lab,knowledge and discoverylibrary and business incuba-tor also hold specialplace with Neighbors andproponents as way to enticeCarson Citys youth tomake the city their perma-nent home.

A feasibility study pre-pared by P3 Developmentwas presented to the publicand the City Center ProjectCitizens Advisory Com-mittee last month. It claimsthat the project has thebest chance for success as apublic/private partnership,which would include $30.9million of public investmentand $56.4 million in privateinvestment.

The public portion of

the project would includea knowledge and discovery

library with a digital medialab, a public plaza, infra-structure, a parking garageand transit hub.

The private developmentaspects determined to bethe most feasible are a hotelwith 125 rooms and 5,000square feet of meeting spaceand an o ce building ofabout 50,000 square feetwith tenants to includethe Carson City BusinessResource and Innovation

Center, a business incuba-tor, retail and other generalpurpose o ce space.

The project, however,has sharply divided thecommunity. While it hasbeen touted by some as thekey to the citys economicturnaround, it is seen byothers as a poorly timedproposition when the citycannot aord to be takingrisks with public funds.

Bruce Kittess, a memberof the advisory commit-tee and retired projectmanager for developers inthe Bay area, said when hewas asked to be commit-tee member, he was givenparameters.

My assignment is toscrutinize and ask ques-tions, it is not to decidewhether its a good projector not. Thats what theboard of supervisors waselected to do, Kittess said.

Kittess, who was one ofthe two committee mem-bers to vote last monthagainst sending the studyto the supervisors, said heis still waiting for nancialdocumentation.

Maybe this is a littlemore complicated than we

thought, he said. And Idlike to point out that some

people are so enthusiasticabout the project, theydont want to be confusedwith the facts.

Rob Hooper, vice-chair-man of the committee and

director of the NorthernNevada Development

Authority, said at the meet-

ing that when he showsbusiness prospects aroundCarson City, the feedback ispositive when he tells themabout the proposed CityCenter Project.

Their eyes light up itshows them that the cityis looking to its future, hesaid.

And the digital media labproposal elicits even stron-ger reactions. He said hebelieves it will create a posi-tive ripple eect throughoutthe community.

According to the study,the library would be

partially funded by thecity through a 1/8-cent

sales tax increase. The city

would enter into a 30-yearlease-to-own agreement forthe library.

Neighbors said the restof the project would be pri-vately nanced, includingthe hotel and events center,which is the most recentaddition to the plan.

The feasibility studysupports a 125-room hoteland 5,000 square feet ofconvention space behind theCarson Nugget. It also sug-gests Nevadas state capitalcould compete for small- tomedium-sized conventionsthat currently go to Reno

and Las Vegas.We identied roughly

100-plus small conventions

that we could bring to Car-son City that are currentlygoing to Reno, Las Vegasand elsewhere, Neighborssaid. Thats part of theplan for the sustainability ofCarson City.

P3 had determined thatif the board of supervi-sors approves the projectby the end of this year andnegotiation agreements aresigned, construction couldstart as early as next springor summer and be com-pleted within 32 months. Inaddition, the city would notneed to make its rst lease

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Matthew Hohl, General Manager of Michael Hohl Subaru and Honda

I think the car business has seen a breath of fresh air, Hohl said.

The Michael Hohl Automotive Group also owns Carson Citys GM Superstore,which has seen improvement since the darkest days of the recession in 2009.

GM has been making prot the last few quarters and we on the dealer level haveseen an improvement on shopping, Hohl said. Sales have been up. That tricklesup to the suppliers. The car business has seen a new light. I believe were certainlyclimbing out.

As for 2011, Hohl said he is expecting an improvement over 2010, which sawsales increase by about 25 percent over 2009 levels at Honda and Subaru and doublefor used car sales.

We are going to be more cognizant of our money, Hohl said. But I think every-

body has hunkered down enough to realize you can survive where we are.

Dealers experience

growing salesF

or Carson City auto dealers, 2010 will likely be remembered

as the year three refurbished dealerships opened in Carson

City.

Over the past year, Michael Hohl opened his Subaru and Honda

stores and Dick Campagni opened his Toyota-Scion dealership. The

projects broke ground in 2009.

And despite the closure of Carson City Nissan, auto dealers say

2010 was a remarkable improvement over 2009. City o cials say

taxable sales also got a boost from auto dealers in 2010 and many

are bullish about 2011.


Dick Campagni: Owner of Capital Ford Mazda Hyundai and

Capital Toyota Scion

2010 was obviously pretty interesting, Campagni said. When everything hit oureconomy we were still pretty positive. We went forward with building our new dealer-ship and we were quite pleased with that.

Campagni said 2010 proved to be a good year for sales, adding he did not lay o anyemployees over the course of 2010 and hired nine people.

We were still able to do that so I think my wife and I were very excited by the factthat we werent forced to let any of our people go ... and we were able to continue ourdonations, he said.

As for 2011, manufacturers are thinking 2011 is going to trend a little higher, than2010.

My expectation is to do better than we did in 2010, he said.

Stephen Christian, general manager Carson Dodge Chrysler Jeep

This past year was much better than the year before, Christian said. Its been agradual improvement since the beginning of the year.

Christian said his dealership has experienced a 35 percent improvement in salescompared to 2009.

Customers are cautiously optimistic, he said. And for a lot of people their cars arejust wearing out, they need to get a vehicle. You reach a point where its no longer

feasible to put money into the old car, and a lot of people are there.Christian said personal debt is also decreasing, freeing up customers to consider buy-

ing a new car .

Theres no comparison, he said. All we need now is for the real estate situation inour area to stabilize.


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The past year hasmeant manychanges for the Car-

son Airport, including thecompletion of its runwayand the ongoing construc-tion to nish its taxiways.

Airport Manager CaseyPullman, who joined theCarson Airport in 2009,said many improvementshave been realized over thecourse of 2010.

We are a capital cityairport and in 2009 and2010 it was time for theairport to start looking like

a capital city airport andstart acting like a capitalcity airport, he said. Andwe did that by improvingour infrastructure by leapsand bounds. By doing thatwe have seen the increaseof additional air tra c andalso based aircraft.

Besides the $9.6 millionrunway upgrade, whichwas funded with federalstimulus money, Pullmansaid two aviation-relatedbusinesses opened their

doors at the airport thisyear with others eyeing a2011 opening.

Weve also had anincrease in business jetactivity due to our newinfrastructure and due tosome new hanger devel-opments at the airport,Pullman said, adding the

airport has seen more pilotsmoving their aircraft fromthe Reno-Tahoe Interna-tional Airport to CarsonCity this year.

Overall, Pullman saidhes seen about a 5 percentincrease in aircraft based atthe airport, adding the air-port is almost at maximumoccupancy.

And with that tra c, Itincreases our tax revenueand with that revenue wereable to fund future proj-

ects, he said.

Other improvements hap-pened this year, too, such asa new weather forecastingsystem similar to systemsused by other airports inthe region. The system, forexample, will allow a pilot

in Chicago to see a detailedweather forecast for CarsonCity three hours in advance.Pullman said the taxiwayupgrade will be completednext year and two otherswill be rehabilitated.

The following year wehave plans to begin recon-struction of our main apronhere, Pullman said. Iffederal funding is approved,the project would likely lastthree years and happen inphases.

Pullman said the airport

recorded a 16 percent in-crease in its annual revenuein 2010 compared to 2009.

Were in a nancialposition now for at least thenext few years well be ableto match any project fromthe FAA, Pullman said.

Another potential sourceof income may come froma gravel pile east of therunway left over from theupgrade project. A Renocompany has oered to buythe gravel and haul it toa processing center to beused in asphalt.

With the sale of that

rock that could benet usnancially, incredibly, Pull-man said.

New fueling station forSilver Springs Airport

The Silver SpringsAirport installed a 10,000-gallon fuel station this year,a signicant benchmarkfor the rural airport, saidco-manager Kay Bennett.

To install the nearly$200,000 fueling station,

the airport got grantsfrom the Federal AviationAdministration, whichcovered about 95 percentof the costs, with the restcoming from the NevadaAviation Trust Fund andLyon County.

It really takes us into an-other whole level of servicehere, Bennett said in April.Now were able to providesome signicant servicesthat are going to be thecatalyst for more basedaircraft, additional hangarsand give us an opportunityto attract aviation business

and industry.Bennett said the airport,which sees about 20,000landings and takeos eachyear, largely caters to smallplane owners as well aspilot training programsin the region. She said thefueling station could attractmore people to store theiraircraft at the airport aswell as potentially attractnew industry, such as avia-tion-related manufacturers.

Jet Ranch, an 84,000-square-foot private aircraft facility, isthe largest private project at the Carson City Airport.

Spectators look at planes at the Carson City Airport duringthe Wings Over Carson open house event.

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Squeaking in just under the wire, the biggest streetnews of the year in Carson City occurred Dec. 16with the opening of North Roop Street.

Tra c on what most people would agree is one ofthe citys most-used streets in town had been reroutedfor nearly the entire year while the street was widened andmajor improvements were made.

North Roop Street closed between North Stewart andWilliam streets in late January. It has remained closedthroughout the project. During the summer, the road wasalso closed between William and Robinson streets to widenthat portion and add a JAC bus stop pull-out.

City Manager Larry Werner said he has had mixed emo-

tions about the project. While trying to gure out how toget to the health center on Long Street, he was frustrated,but on the other hand, it was good to see work going on

because it meant people had jobs.

The project included, among other things, sidewalksand bicycle lanes, utility poles removed and substantialimprovements to a number of underground utilities.

Carson City Supervisor and Regional TransportationCommission Chairwoman Shelly Aldean said the projectwas part of RTCs overall objective to provide better tra con side streets. Punching Stewart Street through to RoopStreet was another part of that plan, as were the CurryStreet improvements.

Its a very good feeling to be able to complete a projectthat was conceived years ago, said Carson City Transpor-tation Manager Patrick Pittenger.

Before the construction project, dai ly tra c counts onRoop Street just north of William were about 14,000 ve-hicles a day, Pittenger said.

Well be measuring tra c next spring to see how tra cadjusts to the new conditions, he said.

The $4.1 million project came from a combination ofRTC and utility funds.

No major road projects are planned for 2011, but Phase3 of Roop Street between Washington and Fifth streets is now in the design phase.

Werner said that with the freeway opening to FairviewDrive, negotiations with the state included turning overseveral streets to Carson City on July 1.

At that time, the city took over Carson Street fromArrowhead Drive to Fairview. It also took over StewartStreet as well as East William from Carson Street east tothe freeway.

It all becomes a piece of the puzzle to reclaim our down-town so that people are going to the downtown rather

than through it. This allows us to look at skinnying downCarson Street to make it more pedestrian and businessfriendly so that people can slow down when theyre drivingthere, Werner said.

Meanwhile, the state has been installing freeway art.

Motorists traveling on the Carson City Freeway cannow see a bit of the citys history reected in steel cutoutsculptures over bridges on Fairview Drive and East FifthStreet.

Carson Citys History in Motion is a plan to blendlandscape, art and history into the interchanges and gradeseparations of the north leg of the freeway.

The themed idea builds on the Nevada Department ofTransportations vision for the entire Highway 395 cor-ridor, which is intended to celebrate Carson Citys history.

Designs are visible from both directions.

The cattle drive design over Fifth Street features steel oraluminum panels in the shapes of horses, riders and cattle,said NDOT spokesman Scott Magruder. Panels are at-tached to the existing pedestrian fencing and are life-sized.

Fairview Drive art will feature early settlers sharingpine nuts with Native Americans, he said.

Three percent of the total budget for state highwaysgoes to aesthetics. Federal enhancement dollars are ear-

marked to go to landscaping, Magruder said.

Carson City is in the process of wrapping up nal designdetails for seven other locations along the freeway northof Fifth Street, and planners expect to go to bid sometimearound spring, said Carson City Park Planner Vern Krahn.The themes are:

Highway 50 interchange: V&T

Carmine/Northridge grade separation: Stagecoaches

College Parkway interchange: Comstock Lode

Northgate/Emerson grade separation: Pony Expresson south side, ranching on north side

Arrowhead interchange: 1919 Transcontinental MotorConvoy

North Carson interchange: Eagle ValleyCarson City received about $2.2 million for improve-

ments to the freeway corridor with $1.7 million securedthrough federal funding. The city also received $500,000through the NDOTs Community Match Program for theproject.

Jim Grant/Nevada AppealA work crew installs steel sculptures on the Fairview Drive freeway overpass.

Roop project brings city closer to

transportation visionBy SANDI [email protected]

s we approach 2011, our approach toward ghting

gang activities and violence is showing positivefeedback.

Crime trend tracking has revealed signicant drops incriminal activities where we apply concerted eorts.

Just this past year, our monthly crime rates have droppedto the lowest levels in the eight years of tracking. The phi-losophy of attacking crime at the lowest levels is workingto reduce major crime.

There remains a major crack in ourpath to success we currently havefew resources active in our middleschools.

We must adjust our methods ofdoing business (as we did with theSpecial Enforcement Team concept)

and step up our presence in themiddle schools.

With Lisa Davis, DARE o cer, inthe elementary schools and DeputyJessica Rivera at the high school, wemust create solutions to bridge relationships with this par-ticularly vulnerable group of children.

I am condent in our readiness and actions, and ampleased with the professional dedication, spirit, and commit-ment of our sta and volunteers.

Undersheri Steve Albertsen and I want to thank you allvery much for your past and continued support to build aneven stronger quality of life in this community and the bestCarson City Sheri s O ce ever.

DAs O ce successful inand out of courtroomSTAFF REPORT

District Attorney Neil Rombardo said 2010 wasa successful year for the Carson City DistrictAttorneys O ce.

Rombardo was named president of the Nevada DistrictAttorneys Association in 2010. During his term, theAssociation handled a variety of issues related to Dis-trict Attorneys O ces statewide and prepared for theupcoming 2011 legislative session. The Association tookpositions on regulations for spice, a synthetic substi-tuted for marijuana, and a new prescription-only bill forprecursor methamphetamine drugs.

The District Attorneys O ce continued to operate

the Gang Response Intervention Prevention Suppression(GRIPS) program.

Rombardo said programs suchas the Community VolunteerBoard and Student AttendanceReview Board continue to providewould-be gang members withopportunities to change theirlifestyles.

Also, as a part of the GRIPSprogram, the District AttorneysO ce hosted the third annualGang Symposium which focusedon advanced gang investigationtechniques and was attended byapproximately 100 law enforce-ment o cers from across the state.

The District Attorneys O ce also started the StopAbuse of the Vulnerable and Elderly (S.A.V.E) program in2010. The program raises awareness of highly underre-ported crimes abuse of the vulnerable and elderly. TheDistrict Attorneys O ce coordinates the S.A.V.E. team,made up of state and local o cials, to review cases involv-ing vulnerable and elderly victims and develop a plan toassist the victim with services.

Crime-reductioneorts showing resultsBy SHERIFF KEN FURLONG

Sheriff Ken Furlong

District AttorneyNeil Rombardo


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Carson Lanes completed its $5 million redesign in

2010, opening new restaurants, a coee shop andarcade all tied together with a new faade.

Owner Eugene Burger shared some thoughts with theNevada Appeal about the project:

When you bought the bowling alley in 2002 were youalready planning on revamping Carson Lanes?

No. My original thought was to demolish and buildapartments.

From the initial idea to the ribbon cutting, how longdid this project take? Do you mind sharing the overallcost? What else is left to do?

Construction took about 19 months for a cost of some$5 million, which included the building, venue designs andrestaurant equipment. The original plan is now complete.

What does this project mean to you? What do you

think it means for the people of Carson City?The project means a long term commitment and invest-

ment for our family. Our intent was and is to provide avenue for Carson City families that provides entertainment,good food, day care, etc. in a safe, clean, atmosphere that isalso aordable.

How has business been for Carson Lanes this year? Therestaurants and arcade?

Carson Lanes is operating at previous levels. JohnnyRockets is doing well, Wallys (Pizza) and Genoa Candyand Coee are currently operating below budget targets.We are looking at various rearrangements and reorganiza-tion to mitigate this problem.

Arcade and billiards are above target budgets.

We are providing live music in the lounge on Friday

nights to provide an upbeat atmosphere for relaxation.Wednesday nights we have country line dancing, Thurs-

day nights swing dancing, Saturday nights salsa dancingearly and Karaoke later in the evening, all doing well. TheCarson Day Care is also doing very well.

Five years from now, how do you envision CarsonLanes?

We would and do envision Carson Retail Center with itsfamily venues being the place of choice for all Carson Cityfamilies.

Any other comments?

It has been a wonderful experience going from visionto completion, given that vision is perfect until you addpeople.

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Carson City could become the rst in the state to becertied as a Bicycle Friendly Community.

Muscle Powered, a group dedicated to increas-ing biking and walking in Carson City, received supportthis year from the Board of Supervisors to make a formalapplication to the League of American Bicyclists.

City o cials are in the process of drafting the application.

Better bicycling routes in Carson City would not onlybenet residents here, Muscle Powerd asserts, but alsowould attract visitors and new business.

Its probably one of the biggest benets in encourag-ing businesses to relocate to the area, said Dan Allison,project manager for the eort. Employees want a bikeableand walkable community. Its often second on the list, rightbelow salary.

Leaders in other cities that have been awarded the desig-nation report a better outdoor image to market to tourists.

It also would serve those living here, said Marcus Mar-chegger, treasurer of Muscle Powered.

I used to live in a Bicycle Friendly Community, and Iloved it, he said. You could put the whole family on bikesgo out to eat or safely get anywhere downtown. It wasmuch more fun than driving.

To be considered for the designation, the city would haveto commit to making Carson City more bicycle friendly.

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That would mean more bike lanes, reduced tra c speedsand more bike racks throughout the city.

Were putting in more bike racks. We want the city toput in more bike racks and businesses and corporations toput in more bike racks, Allison said. Wed like every com-mercial or public corner in downtown to have a bike rack,so no matter where you go theres one nearby.

One of those burdens is being assumed by Je Potter,a member of the board of directors. With support of cityplanners, Muscle Powered is moving forward with a plan to

increase mountain bike trailsin the area.

Potter would take the lead in building a 5-mile trail toconnect two sections of trails in Kings Canyon and AshCanyon.

It puts us in a better position, he said. We already havea nice little network of trails, and thats great for quality oflife, but to bring in tourism, wed have to extend that.

With the connector trail, he said the city could oer 17miles of mountain biking in the west Carson City hills.

Eventually, he said, the trails could link up to surroundingtrails like the Tahoe Rim Trail and the Flume Trail.

Already, Carson City trails are increasing in popularity,Marchegger said. It used to be all riders knew each other.Now, he said, he sees new faces all the time, even cyclistscoming down from Lake Tahoe.

Theyre jonesin to ride, but they cant because therestoo much snow, he said.

Carson City Transportation Director Patrick Pittengersaid its going to take some time.

If you talk to o cials in cities like Davis (Calif.), theywill tell you it takes decades. Its about taking the time andbeing opportunistic, and doing what we can within budget and its about progress, he said.

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spent countless hours raising funds for the project, ac-cumulating nearly $475,000.

The board of supervisors voted this month on a rec-ommendation from the Parks and Recreation Commis-sion to name the new attraction the Baily Fishing Pond.

Most of the trout stocked by the Nevada Departmentof Wildlife range in size from 6-10 inches, said Carson

City Park Planner Vern Krahn.

Children under the age of 12 can sh forfree. Adults and children 12 years and olderare required to have a current Nevada shinglicense with a trout stamp. The limit is threesh.

The one-acre pond at the base of ClearCreek just south of Bodines is accessible fromFuji Parks parking lot. It is fairly shallow about 15 feet at its deepest point, Moel-lendorf said.

The pond oers docks and rocks fromwhich anglers can cast their lines. There is ahandicap accessible oating shing pier and anearby parking area. There are also handicapportable restrooms nearby.

The pond is open for shing from dawn to

dusk seven days a week.Krahn said sagebrush and rabbit brush are

planted on the upland banks, as well as dog-woods, willows, serviceberries, alders, junipers and cedars.

Around the pond and in the water are a variety of grasses,sedges and rushes.

Clear Creek is being diverted in and out of the pond tokeep it fresh, but it also has a groundwater source.

Fishing:The rst net full of sh was tossed into Carson Citys

newly completed urban shing pond on Sept. 10 by localconservation activist C.K. Baily.

Baily was instrumental in getting the idea of an urbanshing pond o the ground more than 10 years ago. He


Recreational opportunitiesrange from rafting to shing to ice skating

Carson Citys Parks and Recreation Department continues to set itself apartas forward-thinking in its approach to oering unique opportunities to thecitys residents.

In addition to the usual array of team sports and special classes, there are plentyof extraordinary activities, many of which moved forward this year.

Rafting:The scenic but under-appreciated Carson River Canyon,

extending nearly nine miles from Deer Run Road to theSanta Maria Ranch in Lyon County, has in recent decadesbecome a place for illegal activities, homeless camps andtrash dumping, but all that is likely to change in the next

few years.

A convergence of eorts including open space pur-chases, whitewater rafting and plans to extend the V&TRailroad may turn the canyon into an extraordinary out-door recreation/tourist attraction.

Were starting to gain some momentum with this, saidCarson City Parks and Recreation Director Roger Moel-lendorf. The aquatic trail is something to really be proudof, and the sheer beauty is incredible. I hope it changes atti-tudes that its not OK to dump old cars and trash out here.

The Carson River Aquatic Trail, which winds throughthe canyon, is poised to become a destination for whitewaterriver enthusiasts.

Carson City became an o cial Nevada whitewater raft-ing and kayaking destination ... when o cials cut the ribbon

to open the rst developed facilities for boaters to put inand take out of the Carson River, said Chris Chrystal,media relations manager for the Nevada Commission onTourism.

The 9.3-mile stretch of river from Morgan Mill RoadRiver Access Area just west of Deer Run Bridge, whichjust opened this year, to the take-out at Lyon CountysSanta Maria Ranch features numerous Class II/III rapidsappropriate for intermediate to advanced skills for kayakersand rafters.

For those interested in a more leisurely oat down theriver but not through the canyon rafting operatorsoer a 3.3-mile Class I/II Float from Carson River Park toMorgan Mill Park. The trip takes about 1-1/2 hours.

These are interpretive tours where we talk about thingslike history of the area, birding and history of the CarsonRiver, said Pat Fried of Great Basin Sports.

Ice skating:The Arlington Square Ice Rink opened for its third

season last month in the parking lot across from the CarsonNugget. It is now operated by the Parks and RecreationDepartment.

The rink was planned and operated initially by thecitys O ce of Business Development. Critics have beenconcerned about the amount of money it took the city tosubsidize the operation and believed that the city spent toomuch money on equipment during the 2009-10 season.

Moellendorf said of the total expenditures last season,$32,822, went toward the purchase of two large tents, por-table light towers with a public announcement system andeight portable heaters.

The city paid $127,000 to subsidize the rink, $8,000 lessthan the anticipated $135,000.

This year, the rink is 40 feet longer than last year when8,222 skaters took to the ice. Joel Dunn, operations manag-

Equestrian trails:The Parks and Recreation Commission is working on

a plan for Lakeview Park which would include a trailhead

located at the end of Hobart Road in Lakeview Estates.Many homeowners in the area are opposed to horses

using the park, but the the 40-acre park site provides atrailhead and access into public lands.

The area is a popular equestrian site, particularly withthe All State Trail Riders.

Open space:Whether its shing, walking, bicycling, horseback rid-

ing, rafting or viewing wildlife, Carson City residents donthave to leave the city to nd plenty of outdoor recreation.

Ever since the mid-1990s when voters approved theQuality of Life Initiative, Open Space Manager Juan Guz-man has been working behind the scenes to acquire thou-sands of acres to be set aside for the enjoyment of residents

and visitors.In April, the board of supervisors approved the purchaseof the 368-acre Jarrard Ranch on the Carson River Road formore than $3.7 million.

The purchase was a complement to the prior acquisitionin 2007 of the adjoining Andersen Ranch. The two proper-ties are known as Buzzys Ranch, named for previous ownerBuzz Andersen.

This is one of the pieces of property that has beendened as signicant because its so visible on Carson RiverRoad. And because of its expanse of green, the scenic valueis really good, too, said Open Space Manager Juan Guz-man.

Because of its proximity to the river, its a place wherepeople can recreate, whether shing, walking, horsebackriding or bicycling. There is no motorized use there, hesaid.

The Jarrard purchase will connect to the Silver Saddle

Ranch and Riverview Park, Guzman said.The city is purchasing 405 acres owned by John Serpa

in the Carson River Canyon east of Deer Run Road, anda purchase of 470 acres owned by Don Bently is also inthe works, which connects to the Serpa property and runsalmost to the Lyon County line.

er for the Parks and Recreation Department, said that thisyear, he hopes to attract 10,000 skaters to try out the newlarger rink, two large warming tents and brand new skates.

But none of the operational details are of much concernto the many families and skaters who use the rink every dayand enjoy its amenities.

The rink will be open through Jan. 22.

Kris Wickstead skates with his daughter, Shelby, 3, during the

opening night at the Arlington Square Ice Rink in downtownCarson City.


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P.J. and Patrick Degross took a big leap of faith thissummer that seems to be paying o.

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Like so many in CarsonCity and across the nation,the Degrosses decided toinstall solar panels, goinggreen for the environmentand keeping the green intheir wallets.

Since the August installa-tion, their electric bills havebeen a steady $8.54 a monthto cover the use of thepower companys grid.

Previously their monthlyelectric bill ran between

$80-$115 per month.Were saving $1,200. My

husband said it makes us alittle more independent, itmakes us green, it gives usback more money, she said.

The total cost was in therange of $30,000 she said,but the couple received a$10,000 rebate from thepower company and a 30percent prepaid tax credit.

In other green projectsaround Carson City:

The Carson City Plan-ning Commission recentlyapproved special-use per-mits for the construction ofphotovoltaic structures atarea schools.

The structures are partof a district-wide project toconstruct 195,000 squarefeet of solar panels at veschools. The nearly $11million installation costwill be reduced to $975,000after rebates from the power

company, said Tony Turley,nance director for the Car-son City School District.

A conservative estimate isthat the school district willsave $400,000 in energycosts annually.

A row of photovoltaicsolar panels that now linethe second story of theparking garage behind thestate legislative building inCarson City.

The project, supportedwith part of the $8 million

in federal stimulus givento the state for renewableenergy improvements, in-cluded replacing uorescentlamps with LED lights inthe parking garage, whichwill save the state about$30,000 a year in energycosts. The solar panels willsave $7,000 each year.

The annual power sav-ings for the lighting andsolar projects are estimatedto be 300,000 kilowatt

hours and 60,000 kilowatthours respectively.

A 1.2 megawatt of solarpanels are above a parkinglot at the O ce of the Adju-tant General for the NevadaNational Guard.

Chief Warrant O cer IIITom McElroy, the projectmanager, said the solar pan-els will completely powerthe facility in prime condi-tions when skies are clearand the temperature in the70s. The facility also will

feed unused energy backinto the power grid.

Over the next 20 years,the energy savings are ex-pected to be in the millions,McElroy said.

A 125 kilowatt solarphotovoltaic system of 572panels were installed on theroof of the truck shed Car-

son Citys corporate yardon Butti Way. The panelswill feed 60 percent of theenergy for the facilities andresult in $23,000 in annualsavings.

In addition, the projectwill result in the removalof 118 metric tons of CO2,and in xed energy rates for20-plus years.

Carson City received$538,000 from an EnergyE ciency and Conserva-tion Block Grant. It alsowill receive a solar rebate of$150,000 from NV Energy,said Deputy Public WorksDirector Darren Schulz.

Jim Groth, director of Nevada State Office of Energy, dedicates the solar panels for theLegislature Building.


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Nine companies have relocated or expanded their opera-tions in the region over the past 12 months with the helpof the NNDA. The relocations and expansions have meantabout 450 jobs created in the region, including an additional636 family members also moving to the region.

The NNDA estimates these new jobs have added $62.8million in local spending, $1.7 million in local tax revenueand $666,420 going to state coers this year.

Based on discussions with companies already in theregion or considering a move, the NNDA estimates that by2012 more than 900 jobs will have been created for about$283 million worth of economic impact by the companies.

Today, the NNDA has built nine committees comprisedof nearly 190 area professionals with expertise in banking,business feasibility, commercial real estate and others. Allare volunteers and meet frequently to further a single mis-sion: Create jobs by giving any company considering theregion the resources necessary to make a move.

Many in the organization say this system is a uniquemodel for any economic development agency.

I sometimes feel like Im working full-time on NNDAdeals, but thats a good thing, said Andie Wilson, vicechairwoman of the commercial real estate committee. The

reality is the only people who sit on our committee arepeople who are willing to make the sacrice.

Project DaveWe no longer have members, we have investment part-

ners, said NNDA Executive Director Rob Hooper, whocalls the process open source economic development. Wereall coming together to play together.

When a company contacts the NNDA, a member of thecommercial real estate committee, largely comprised ofbrokers with more than ve years experience in industrialproperties, will be assigned to the company.

That means theyll know its identity and have direct con-tact with the company, a unique mechanism for economicdevelopment, Hooper said.

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