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Residents demand town hall as debate over Pahrump fairgrounds design and water rights continues
Summary
Multiple Pahrump residents urged Nye County commissioners to hold a town-hall meeting on the proposed fairgrounds, citing nearly $1 million spent on designs, uncertain water rights and potential maintenance costs; county staff said water rights were purchased previously but currently applied elsewhere pending beneficial-use proof.
Several Pahrump residents used the county’s public-comment period on Feb. 3 to press the Nye County Board of Commissioners for a public town hall and more citizen oversight of the proposed Pahrump fairgrounds.
"It's time for a town hall on the Pahrump Fairgrounds," Mary Ann Hollis told the board, saying “almost $1,000,000 of taxpayer money has been spent on designs” and urging a public forum before more funds are committed. Other residents asked for clearer visual materials at meetings and for community input from South-end neighborhoods that they said risk being affected by the project.
Jenny Sartin, a…
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