Who is running for IVGID Trustees? (2022)

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Six candidates are running for two positions on the Board of Trustees of the Incline Village General Improvement District. IVGID has revenues of about $39 million and over 900 full-time and seasonal employees. IVGID is the largest general improvement district in Northern Nevada. Special districts like IVGID have “little accountability”, as humorist John Oliver reveals in his video, “What’s so special about special districts?”  Oliver says, “Think of a special district like a cult.  It can take your money and you may not even be aware you’re in one.” To describe special districts, the State Auditor for Kentucky coined the … Continue reading →

Why are our beaches so crowded?

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The IVGID Board is soon to take up an issue that may dramatically affect the value of your Incline property. Few Incline residents have heard of “Ordinance 7”: the regulation for access to our private beaches. If you drive by Sand Harbor during summer, you know the private, restricted access beaches in Incline Village are a unique asset. You may not know that the County Commissioners enacted an ordinance allowing unlimited short-term-vacation-rentals (STRs) in unincorporated Washoe County. At present there are over 600 STRs Incline Village. Our village is the only place in the Tahoe basin that has no limit … Continue reading →

Who do we want running IVGID?

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by Mike Abel Mr. Callicrate was, prior to the beginning of March this year, well aware that he is term limited out as a trustee (12 years of holding one office) for the upcoming election. Despite this, he filed to run as a candidate for Trustee in the coming election with the Washoe Registrar.    The CONSTITUTIONAL ARTICLE on term limits  Article 15, Section 3(2) of the State Constitution was affirmed in the Miller v Burk case of 2008 which Callicrate was also made aware prior to his filing for office with the Washoe Registrar. The 12-year rule was affirmed … Continue reading →

Capital Projects 2017-2020

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Posts Facebook Our Village Voice Home Posts Trustee Peter Morris concocts up a "Scientific Survey" At the IVGID Board of Trustee meeting, last Wednesday, after Trustee Dent explained that a majority of the community did not want the Parasol deal to proceed, Trustee Morris chimed in and stated he disagreed with Dent and indicated Mr. Dent's survey conducted by Flash Vote was NON SCIENTIFIC. Morris stated : "I believe a significant portion of the community does want additional space, they do want additional services from us and I think we need to take that into account, certainly as we've seen … Continue reading →

Utility Fund 2017-2020

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Posts Facebook Our Village Voice Home Posts Our Village Voice updated their status. REAL BAD MEMORY or FENDING OFF another Trustee's factual remarks At the IVGID Board of Trustee meeting on September 13, 2017, during discussion on Pinkerton's raise, Tim Callicrate had expressed concern about the $2,000,000 collected annually for the planned $23,000,000 Effluent Pipeline project, being used for other projects. Out of the clear blue, Trustee PHIL HORAN stated: "I don't want to get into a back and forth on the Effluent Pipeline, I have looked at that , I don't see where we have repurposed the funds."( Live … Continue reading →

Violations 2017-2020

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Posts Facebook Our Village Voice Home Posts TOO FUNNY OR SAD! This Jason Guinasso, our outside legal counsel, has got to go His on the job training paid by IVGID (your dime) just doesn't seem to be working $120,000 per year to give bad advice and make false statements Should you wonder why we need a second legal opinion on everything he gives his "opinion" on Read this exchange below from the IVGID Board of Trustees meeting on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 Seems the people in charge (Wong and Guinasso) just can't help concealing documents Trustees Tim Callicrate and Mathew … Continue reading →

Master Plans 2017-2020

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Posts Facebook Our Village Voice Home Posts Diamond Peak Master Plan Governmental Approvals: No Progress BUT They Have Tripled The Budget At the Board Meeting on Wednesday, January 24, 2018, a member of the community asked for an update on the Diamond Peak Master Plan. If you recall, the Plan calls for the addition of several summer amusements as well as the expansion of facilities and activities on the mountain. The Plan consisting of four phases at an estimated cost exceeding $16 million was approved by a previous Board in late 2014 with an original budget of $250,000. In October … Continue reading →

General Fund 2017-2020

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Posts Facebook Our Village Voice Home Posts The General Fund: Accounting Magic to pay for the District’s Bloated Bureaucracy A considerable amount of time is spent on the Recreational Venues and Utilities but not much is said about the rising costs of District-wide administration. These costs are accounted for in the General Fund. The top brass is paid out of the Fund. In fiscal year 2014 expenditures for the General Fund were $3,196,000. The budget for fiscal year 2018 is now $4,206,000. This four year increase of $1,010,000 or 31.6% has happened since GM Pinkerton arrived. Over 65% of the … Continue reading →

Misc 2017-2020

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Posts Facebook Our Village Voice Home Posts **$50 FOR YOUR .02 "SENSE"** In the Bonanza on August 31, 2017, our General Manager Steve Pinkerton stated: "Summer is also the season when we wrap up another budget year. Led by a great season at Diamond Peak, our pre-audit overall district budget revenue exceeded our original budget by more than $4 million, and the net operating sources also exceeded the original budget by more than $4 million to the good." Please help us figure out what the second sentence consisting of 40 words means. Any one responding with their answer will be … Continue reading →

Rec Fund 2017-2020

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Posts Facebook Our Village Voice Home Posts Our Village Voice updated their status. Ordinance 7 MY VIEW AND CONCERN ABOUT OVERCROWDING AT INCLINE BEACHES. By: Clifford F. Dobler October 9, 2017 Much Discussion and debate has been held regarding Ordinance 7 and the ever increasing number of people using beach facilities. This analysis may help you understand the various factors which affect beach use. First and foremost there are 7,756 parcels or dwelling units that are entitled to obtain a maximum of 5 Picture passes or punch cards in any combination for payment of the annual Rec Fee. Each parcel … Continue reading →