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Carson City board unanimously moves to continue V&T infrastructure sales tax for local roads
Summary
The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to continue a 0.125% infrastructure sales tax, adopt an amended plan directing proceeds to local and neighborhood street maintenance, and authorize staff to update conforming statutory citations; the measure follows public comment urging more local street repairs.
Carson City's Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to continue the city's infrastructure sales tax and redirect the proceeds to local and neighborhood street maintenance.
Deputy Chief Financial Officer Pamela Ganger told the board that bonds tied to the original V&T purpose matured in December 2025 and that staff recommends repurposing the existing one-eighth of 1% sales tax to pay for local street projects. Ganger said staff will correct two typographical errors in the amended plan and incorporate the precise NAC and NRS citations into the resolution for compliance.
The tax continuation drew months of prior discussion, staff said, and several residents told the board during public comment that local streets are in poor condition and would benefit from dedicated funds. "Local roads have not had maintenance in over 17 years," said Mary Sonata, describing deep ruts and degraded pavement in her neighborhood. Chamber chair Terry Preston said the modest tax "is a major step forward" that supports economic development and is unlikely to burden residents.
Board members debated only technical language and the treatment of potential insolvency. Several supervisors emphasized guardrails to ensure the money is used on local streets and not to construct new regional roadways. Finance staff said that if the fund ever faced temporary insolvency, the board would be returned a recommended corrective action such as a short-term interfund loan.
Mayor Bagwell moved that the board determine a necessity exists to continue the tax, adopt the amended plan of expenditure (with the two typographical corrections read on the record), and allow the district attorney's office to add the required NAC/NRS references for compliance. The motion passed unanimously.
The board also introduced, on first reading and by unanimous vote, Ordinance Bill 101 to rename the existing V&T Special Infrastructure Fund to the Street and Highway Infrastructure Fund and to make other conforming changes to city code. Staff will implement the conforming statutory language before final adoption.
Next steps: staff will return a final, conforming resolution and ordinance language for subsequent readings and final action, and work will proceed under the amended plan to prioritize local street maintenance projects.
