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At-a-glance: Nye County approves consent agenda, festival permits, liquor license, FEMA agreement and airport grants
Summary
The board approved routine consent items, two outdoor-festival licenses, a packaged-liquor license, an information-sharing agreement with FEMA/DHS, and accepted FAA infrastructure grants for Tonopah and Beatty airports with county matches.
At its Sept. 4 meeting the Nye County Board of County Commissioners took several formal actions across routine and infrastructure items.
Consent agenda: The board approved the consent agenda (items 15.1 through 15.3) by motion and voice vote; no items were pulled for separate discussion.
Festival permits: The board issued an outdoor festival license to the Beatty Chamber of Commerce for Beatty Days (October 2024, Cottonwood Park) and a license to Jarrett Calakton for the Hui How Festival (Nov. 9, 2024, Petrick Park in Pahrump). Both permits were approved by unanimous vote.
Liquor license: The licensing board recommended approval and the county approved a packaged-liquor license for the Stage Stop in Round Mountain (applicants Craig and Mallory Barber). Background checks and fees were satisfied.
FEMA / Homeland Security information-sharing: Planning staff presented an information-sharing access agreement required by FEMA and the Department of Homeland Security to document safeguarding requirements for personally identifiable information used in flood-insurance mapping and related work. The board approved the agreement; one commissioner recorded a protest vote expressing concern about DHS involvement, but the motion passed.
FAA airport grants (BIL/AIP): The county accepted two FAA infrastructure awards: $258,318 (Tonopah taxiway lighting and primary apron reconstruction) with a county match of $17,221, and $336,000 (Beatty runway 16/34 lighting rehabilitation) with a county match of $22,400. Staff said these are reimbursable grants; the county has set aside airport funds to meet matching requirements and noted there is a multi-year window to complete eligible work. Commissioners were advised to avoid contracting until all expected grant disbursements are confirmed so the county can manage front-funded reimbursements.
Where available, staff noted next steps and department responsibilities for contracting, environmental clearances and reimbursement requests. Board votes on these items were recorded as passed during the meeting.
