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Downtown Reno Cancels Fireworks

As I watched the news last night, looking at all the revelers downtown at the stroke of midnight looking up at the sky waiting for the fireworks to happen, I couldn't help but think what a silly move it was to cancel them. It was an anticlimactic, almost lame scene downtown. Now, those thousands of people who came this year, probably won't come up next year. Why?

1  Jan  2009

CAC Meeting Report

1/7/09 - CAC MEETING REPORT - This was one of the more contentious CAC meetings we have had in a while. Take a few newbie CAC members and add a dash of overwhelming badly timed agenda items, and you get quite a lively discussion. The meeting went so long I had to leave 2.5 hours into it. I think maybe it might have been a good idea to first brief the new CAC members on the redevelopment districts, how they work, priority projects for each district, how and what a redevelopment agency does. These new CAC members had no idea what they were stepping into, and didn't have a chance to really review the issues before them.
So let's get into the issues. We'll start with the easy ones.

7  Jan  2009

Reno Aces Ballpark Update

1/14/09 - SK BASEBALL PRESENTS PHASE 2 PLANS TO COUNCIL, ASKS FOR ASSISTANCE - Stuart Katzoff and his son went before the city council today to present their plans for Phase 2 of the Reno Aces ballpark, and ask the city council to consider assisting them in making phase 2 happen more rapidly by guaranteeing more sales tax revenue.

14  Jan  2009

Reno Aces Ballpark / Greater Nevada Field Phase 2 Renderings

Reno Aces ball park phase 2 renderings.

14  Jan  2009

State Street Plaza Renderings Revealed

State Street Plaza rendering revealed in downtown Reno

14  Jan  2009

News on Sierra Spirit and CVS Pharmacy in Downtown Reno

News on Sierra Spirit and CVS Phramacy in downtown Reno

16  Jan  2009

The End of Grants Landing in Downtown Reno

Grant's Landing in downtown Reno becomes a dead project. 

27  Jan  2009

Star Bond Discussion at CAC

2/4/09 - CAC MEETING REPORT - The name is bond. STAR bond. Couldn't resist that opener to this report.

NOW AND THEN: The meeting started off with a presentation by Neal Cobb. He presented some before and afters of certain areas of Reno, including UNR, Renown Medical Cetner, and several shots of downtown. The jist of his presentation was that long term redevelopment in Reno has worked.

4  Feb  2009

Sierra Spirit Facts

Sierra Spirit facts and figures

5  Feb  2009

West Street Market Sign

News on West Street Market's new sign

7  Feb  2009

Various Redevelopment News

Sierra Spirit news, RDA news and more. 

27  Feb  2009

Reno Aces Ballpark / Greater Nevada Field Presentation

UPCOMING REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ADVISORY BOARD MEETING, - 3/3/09 3:00 p.m., City Hall, 1 East First Street. 

1  Mar  2009