Nye County roundup: liquor license approved, fire station contract awarded, $1M for roads and other actions

The Nye County Board of County Commissioners took multiple administrative and contracting actions on May 6 in Pahrump and Tonopah. Key outcomes included approval of a Beatty retail liquor license, award of a fire‑station construction contract, a $1 million allocation for road repairs, funding for airport projects, and a continuation or scheduling action on detention medical services. Votes were unanimous unless noted.

Votes at a glance - Retail liquor license — Tank and Marty LLC (DBA Sourdough Saloon), Beatty (Item 8): The county’s Liquor & Licensing Board approved a retail liquor license for the applicant. The county completed background checks and staff recommended approval; the application passed without objection. (Vote: 5‑0 as recorded in the licensing board session.)

- Kellogg Fire Station No. 3 — Bid award and contract (Item 10): Commissioners awarded bid number TOP2025‑01 for the Kellogg Fire Station No. 3 expansion to Top Right Builders for $1,810,510 and approved the contract. Commissioners and staff said the project will add an apparatus bay and utilities to support better emergency response on Pahrump’s south side. The board required close management of change orders because the successful low bid was substantially lower than other proposals. (Vote: 5‑0.)

- $1,000,000 for county roads (Item 14): The board approved an appropriation of $1,000,000 from the Local Assistance and Tribal…