Our Incline Village Crystal Bay Voice

UPDATE: As of June 15, 2024, IVGID has yet to receive the $1.6 million promised by Senator Jackie Rosen. Her office has not responded to requests for an update on the status of the promised funds. On December 21, 2022, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) announced  $167.62 million in Community Project Funding to support 85 programs and projects across Nevada as part of the Fiscal Year 2023 omnibus appropriations package.  The press release stated, “The Incline Village General Improvement District is receiving $1.6 million for its effluent pipeline project. The money will be used to … Continue reading →

For 2024 IVGID Trustee elections, see https://ourivcbvoice.com/2024-washoe-county-ivgid-trustee-election-unofficial-results/ Tulloch and Noble win  seats on the Board of Trustee for the Incline Village General Improvement District (IVGID).  Ray Tulloch, a current member of the IVGID Audit Committee (AC), will be an excellent addition to the Board. With two years of AC experience working with Trustee Dent and Schmitz and currently with Trustees Wong and Tonking we should be grateful to have a person who is already up and running. David Noble, a long term resident of Incline, should also be a good addition and hopefully he can get up to speed in … Continue reading →

At the Board meeting October 12, 2022, resident Linda Smith spoke eloquently of the need for the IVGID Board to provide oversight and be fiduciaries.  The term fiduciary is from Roman law, and means a person invested with rights and powers to be exercised for the benefit of another person. But is the Trustee told that is their job? What is in the IVGID  Trustee Handbook?  We read the handbook and learned: there is NO JOB DESCRIPTION.  Yet, a trustee is arguably one of the most important jobs at IVGID. Newly elected trustees Ray Tulloch and David Noble will take … Continue reading →

The day after the election, the IVGID Board of Trustees will be presented with a staggering increase in estimated costs for the Effluent Pipeline and three related projects.   The new estimate is $78,700,000. Originally, the estimate was $23,000,000. The Pipeline Project alone has increased $21,700,000 over the estimate provided in March, a mere 8 months ago.  How will this be financed?  Who knows. Sewer rates to customers will have to increase dramatically. Besides the cost increase, interest rates have shot up. In 2013, rates were raised with the promise that $2 million a year would be reserved for the pipeline. … Continue reading →

UPDATE Sept 4, 2023: Local control of short-term rentals (STR)  has  been cited as one of the reasons for a city. But residents might have the power to take control – through the North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District. The Hawaii Lahaina fire on Maui demonstrates the devastation of fire. The NLTFPD has the ability to set separate ordinances for its boundaries. Pursuant to Article 19, Section 2(3) of the Nevada Constitution, statutory initiative petitions to appear before the 2023 Legislature may be filed on or after January 1, 2022. To qualify for the ballot, petitioners must obtain the signatures … Continue reading →