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4A Reno Gazette-Jouma' Saturday. November 2. 1996 Nearly 5,000 cast early ballots vv 1 If' By Jennifer Crowe Rl VK, I 111 RWL The election i three das aa. but several thousand Washoe Counts residents have alreadv east their ballots. About 1 .500 people were expected to cast earls ballots Fridav.

bringing the total of earlv voters in Washoe Countv toneai lv 5.000. "There's been a line since 8 a.m. this morning and it's been stead) all day." registrar Damn Gaston said. Earlv voting opened Oct. 19.

traditional!) the third Saturday before the general election. Through Thursday the office had collected 3.400 ballots, he said. Most people voting had to wait about an hour to get their ballot, but few seemed to mind the wait. Reno resident John Howard said he liked the option of voting early. "I thought 1 would vote early so I would avoid the long lines at the precinct." he said.

"There's still a line here, but I don't mind waiting." Louise Olsen of Reno agreed voting was worth the wait, but was unhappv with the conditions Friday at the Registrar's Office. "People were standing around with their ballots talking to each other." she said. "The line was four inches behind you while sou voted in a booth." Deputy Secretary for Flections Pamela Crowell said Nev ada Administrative Code requires booths that allow voting to be screened from others, but she's not aware of any law forcing voters to use booths. "If an individual is holding his or her ballot andchooses to stand there and mark it that's his (choice)," she said. Crowell said early voting is popular svith voters and the number of people using the system has gone up.

Clavton agreed and said good early iurnout bodes well for Tuesday's election, when 80 percent of Washoe County's 173.000 registered voters are expected to turn out. Marilyn NewtonReno Gazette Journal Ads NEW LIFE: The Reno Planning Commission will consider project approvals to reopen the River Inn Hot Springs. Inn "Unfortunately, with negative campaigning, you need to defend yourself." Cliff Young Supreme Court candidate option on the ballot and which, in recent Supreme Court elections, has won as much as 26 percent of the vote. Young, who has sat on the high court for 12 years, agreed the negative advertising is "not good" for the court's image. "But I'm caught up in this.

Perhaps we ought to do away with electing judges," he said. Jones insisted his advertisements maintain the high road. "I haven't cast (Young) in the most favorable light, but I have stayed with the facts," he said. "I'm letting people know that hat Cliff saving isn't true." With just days left before Tuesday's election, Jones is playful about what lies ahead. "We've got some things up our sleeves," he said.

"We'll see what Cliff says." But Jones refuses to pull any of his ads, as has been called for by Gov. Bob Miller, Attorney General Frankie Sue Del Papa and Reno City Attorney Patricia Lynch, all avowed Young supporters. "If Young wants to pull his ads, I'll pull mine," Jones said. "He seems to think the whole balance of the Supreme Court hinges on this." molished for new garden-style units. Phasing would continue through 2013 when the shops and conference meeting rooms would open.

By then, the resort would employ about 510. Approvals' being sought include a variance for native vegetation along the river, a zoning change from commercial to hotel-casino and a special use permit for fills of more than ten feet to build the overpass. The resort is on the site of the historic Lawton Hot Springs. Sumner Lee Laughton bought the land from Central Pacific-Railroad for $1,040 in 1884 and the hot springs became a regular stop for train passengers. Supposedly, the last train robbery in the West took place here in 1 890.

Between the 1920s and 1957. the resort was in the hands of the Mark Yori family and became famous for a giant outdoor swimming pool and tree-lined park area. But the swimming pool was lost when a three-hole golf course was built. prison for fraud, had leased the property from Chang. The resort has 3.300 feet of footage along the Truckee River.

About 10.6 acres of the 19.6-acre site would be landscaped or left as open space. Buildings would cover three acres and paving, including 584 parking spaces, would cover six acres. The cano and spa each would have 12,000 square feet of space. The foundation work for the spa exposed to the elements for more than a decade is still useable, according to SEA's repoa. Not counting the rooms, the project would have another 60,000 sqaare footage for two bars, two restaurants, shops and other uses.

The project would be built in phases, starting with remodeling the existing 76 motel units in 1998. By 1V99, the casino and' spa areas would be finished and the bars and restaurants would be open. In 2003, the existing motel units would be de From page 1 A sort has been closed since 1978, when it was declared bankrupt. New homeowners south of the river would like to see a bridge built over the river and through the project, Mclby said. But Melby said the owners would oppose traffic going through the middle of their resort.

At most, they'd accept access through the property for emergency vehicles. The new plans are basically the same as the ones that just expired: A destination resort aimed at appealing to small conference groups. Over time, new motel units would be built in clusters and set back from the river to create open space. Throughout the resort, the buildings would feature cedar siding similar to the A-frame casino built by George Benny in the early 1980s. Benny, who was later sentenced to 30 years in From page 1A family into the race.

Another Jones ad puts Frank Museari. the client in the child-support case, before the camera to accuse Young of slandering him. A Young ad. citing the domestic dispute, says the Henderson police report "proves (Jones) called police on his pregnant ife and had her arrested." A Jones ad recalls Young, testifying before a legislative panel in 1989. telling a "crude joke on rape." and goes on to say.

"Cliff Young's attitude toward women doesn't belong on the Supreme Court." Jim Denton. Jones' media consultant, said it was never Young's intent to run a negative campaign. "Unfortunately, the trend in politics is you have to answer negative ads." Denton said. Young, whose advertisement campaign is handled by the Conover-Millar Group in Washington. DC, defended his ads.

particularly the one exposing Jones's domestic dispute, as pertinent since Jones is a public official. "Unfortunately, with negative campaigning, you need to defend yourself." said Young, who is seeking a third term on the Supreme Court's seat D. "People are probably sick of these ads. But would I be wise to sit here and let Jones say I'm against the death penalty?" he said. Herzik said such negative campaigning usually signals a close race or desperation on the part of the candidate running second.

That could explain the lack of controversy in the race for Seat being vacated by retiring Chief Justice Thomas Steffen. Bill Maupin, a Clark County district judge, is widely considered a shoo-in as opponent Kenneth Hall, a Las Vegas lawyer, has raised just $500. Neither Young nor Jones has done a poll, Jones agrees with Herzik's theory while Young, who raised more than $350,000 by mid-October, insists he has the lead. "Regardless, it makes the court look bad," Herzik said of the Supreme Court's already-tarnished reputation after the years-long internal feud in the case of alleged wrong-doing by former Washoe Judge Jerry Carr Whitehead. And Herzik expects another high vote count for "None of these candidates," which is an BREUNERS ELECTION DAY SALE MAKE NO PAYMENT FOR FULL YEA "I don't think it's necessary.

Let's go with the facts and qualifications for the job. Leave the mud to the kids in the mud puddle." Shelby Waltz, Reno "I'm tired of the bashing. I try not to pay any attention to it. It's getting a little old." Katherine Shaw, Reno "It's filthy. Kind of makes you wonder.

They're both judges. There just doesn't seem to be any integrity. It leaves a bad taste in your mouth." Buck Crocker, Reno "Two years ago, it was the same way. Why the Supreme Court, I don't know. You'd think they'd have a bit more integrity." Pat Crocker, Reno How seven Reno-area voters feel about the Cliff Young-Steve Jones Supreme Court race advertisements: "They should focus on their own positive image and what they can bring to the office rather than degrade the other person.

It makes you lose respect for the position." Ken Stine, Reno "It's totally disgusting. It's petty, childish. They're not doing anything but make themselves look bad." Becky Brown, Sparks "I doubt the validity of most of the remarks. I think there should be verification or follow-up by either side as to ascertaining the facts." Frank Kastory, Reno SAVE ON All OUR TOP QUALITY BEDDING California and Reno's best selection of quality furniture and bedding is all on sale including Henredon, texington lineage, Bassett, Universal, Stanley, Bernhardt, Hooker and much more! 7, c4 11 f. if am in was 70 on Wednesday, is a lawyer and has two daughters and a son.

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