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Reno Gazette-Journal from Reno, Nevada • Page 36

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Reno, Nevada
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36
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iicuii ivtuiiig oaicUc March 27, ii4 Emergency plans funds are urged 1 CARSON CITY (AP)-The State Board of Examiners Tuesday urged that $100,000 in emergency funds be used to improve future construction planning in light of unforseen high costs delaying current projects. Bill Hancock, secretary-manager of the State Public Works Board, told the panel AK VFRRARY an i 'sjt ihc. Ml Ml L. 1 I II rv I 4 jggnag TWEINSTOCK'S SHOP SUNDAY INOOiN 'TIL 5 P.M. 9:30 A.M.

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11.00 STORK I'OK MKV 7. ST RET FLOOR that the emergency funds would allow lor advance planning on roughly $10 million worth of construction in 1975 and 1976.,: "The main way to beat this inflation problem is to get going on jobs as soon as possible and to be as accurate as possible in estimating costs," he The plan has to be approved by the State Interim Finance Committee which controls purse strings to the state Contingency Fund set up to handle such fiscal crises. Hancock also detailed public works board plans to trim down projects scheduled to start this year in efforts to cope with inflation that has jumped building costs up to 100 percent. He said the board planned to cotinue seeking bids on various state projects and in cases where bids are high, ask for added funding to handle "high priority" projects. High priority projects include work at the state prison, an emotionally disturbed children's facility in Las Vegas, a security unit at the Mental Health Institute in Sparks and a recreation center at the state children's home in Boulder City.

i Prison construction has already been bid but the other jobs have not and Hancock said he expects builders to submit bids above budgeted money for the jobs. Incline I project delayed Consideration of an application by Tahoe Sierra Development to build a 48-unit condominium project at Incline Village was delayed Monday by the Washoe County Commission. The commission decided to delay consideration to April 15 after Commission Chairman Bob Rusk said the Regional Planning Commission and the district attorney's office told him the company was selling partnerships in condominiums. Rusk said the partnershp method of sales where more than one person owns a condominium might violate subdivision restrictions. Virginia City water system to be sold Virginia Ciy's water company, a family affair since the Comstock days, will be sold to Storey County.

Hobart Leonard, president of the private water company, confirmed "A contractual agreement for the sale has been signed with Storey County." Leonard's family was instrumental in building the water works during the Comstock era. The water flume from Marlette Lake across Washoe Valley was considered an engineering feat when it was built in 1872. Leonard, 57, said the sale price was tentatively $170,000. He said he will remain general manager of the company for at least six months after the sale. The plant serves about 800 persons in Storey County, he said.

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