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.

The End of Grants Landing in Downtown Reno

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

News on Sierra Spirit and CVS Pharmacy in Downtown Reno

News on Sierra Spirit and CVS Phramacy in downtown Reno

State Street Plaza Renderings Revealed

State Street Plaza rendering revealed in downtown Reno

Reno Aces Ballpark / Greater Nevada Field Phase 2 Renderings

Reno Aces ball park phase 2 renderings.

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.

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.

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?

Upcoming Citizens Advisory Committee Meeting

Citizen's Advisory Committee Meeting  Update

Montage Looking for Real Estate Agents

The Montage is looking for Real Estate Agents

Downtown Walk Construction Update

DOWNTOWN WALK - CONSTRUCTION UPDATE - High resolution construction pictures of the Ballpark, ReTRAC Cover, State Street Project, Montage, Townhouses at Holcomb Place, and the Center Street office project. Click here for the gallery, and for a high resolution version of any picture, click the enlarged version in my gallery for the 12 megapixel version. You can really see details of the ballpark in particular this way.

CAC Committee Report

Priority project update from the Redevelopment Agency