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County public comment spotlights 'zombie lots' problem and calls for clarity on who has authority to make parcels usable
Summary
Multiple Pahrump-area landowners told the commission that thousands of taxed but unusable parcels lack a clear pathway for water, sewage and residency; callers pressed the board to identify which agency or process can make lots 'buildable.'
A string of residents told Nye County commissioners on Feb. 18 that long‑held vacant parcels known locally as “zombie lots” are being left unusable by a combination of zoning, utility tariffs and infrastructure gaps.
“Every meeting ends the same way with no path forward,” caller Molly Valdez said. “Great Basin Water refers us back to the county. The county sends us to planning. The water district refers us to the state, and the state refers us back to the county. This is not a solution, it’s a loop.”
Patricia Robb urged officials to…
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