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Developer defends financing choice for Nevada Pacific Parkway, says special assessment will speed delivery
Summary
A company representative told the Fernley City Council the $115 million Nevada Pacific Parkway is best funded by a special assessment district rather than a federal grant because grants add oversight, delay and cost; the developer said it can deliver a dedicatable NDOT‑standard parkway by about 2028.
A company representative presenting to the Fernley City Council said the developer will forgo a federal grant and use public financing through a special assessment district to build the Nevada Pacific Parkway and associated overpass, arguing the change will speed delivery and avoid the extra oversight and delay that accompany grant funds.
“While it looks and acts like it’s free money from the government, it has a cost to it in both time, money, and bureaucracy and oversight,” the presenter said, urging the council to accept a financing…
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