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Incline Village to be inundated?

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Author: Mike Abel, Incline Village resident The IVGID Board is soon to take up an issue that may dramatically affect the value of your Incline property. Few if any Incline residents have ever heard of “Ordinance 7”. Ordinance 7 is the Incline specific regulations which control recreational access and especially access to our private beaches. You only need to drive by Sand Harbor on a summer weekend to know that the private restricted access beaches in Incline Village are a really special asset. You also may not know that Washoe County of which Incline Village is an unincorporated subdivision enacted … Continue reading →

Pacaso bringing short term stays to a neighborhood near you.

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Even if you don’t have any short term rentals close to you now, a new company called Pacaso has begun buying single family homes in residential neighborhoods for its fractional ownership program. What is Pacaso: A well-funded, $1 Billion+ Corporation Focused on purchasing homes, forming LLCs and selling shares to multiple, anonymous owners What is Pacaso’s Business: Purchasing single family homes in residential communities under a unique LLC for each home Selling a minimum of 1/8 shares of the LLC; up to 8 LLC owners per home allowing for up to 44 nights and short notice stays Promoting anonymous real … Continue reading →

STR Permit Map

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This interactive map shows the location of properties that have received STR permits. Click on a green house in the map below to show permit number, maximum occupancy, address and other details. For more detailed information go to onenv.us, create an account and search for application by address or application number under Short Term Rentals Search. Maps will be updated when Washoe County provides updated data. STR Permits Applications that have been approved for a permit (green houses) are shown on the map below. Click on the symbol in the upper right corner above the map to enlarge the view. … Continue reading →

IVGID loses motion in Mark Smith public records case.

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The District judge’s decision could result in IVGID having to pay Mr. Smith’s attorneys fees. Most public agencies try to settle and avoid costly protracted lawsuits. IVGID, because it is sustained by a seemingly limitless fee assessed on property owners, seldom makes any serious attempt to settle with anyone who wants public records and is forced to sue when requests are denied. https://thisisreno.com/2021/07/incline-village-general-improvement-district-told-again-it-has-to-cough-up-public-records/ What are they trying to hide?

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Transit hub at old Incline Elementary School

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TTD has not yet identified the matching funds required to continue with the purchase of the old Incline Elementary School. Local citizen, Aaron Katz, sent documentation to Washoe County staff and the Commissioners specifying the requirements that WC-1 funds be used only for those projects as described in a list provided to voters when the bond measure was passed and only for the purposes of regional parks and trails. The WC-1 funding was not approved at the April 27 meeting. Commissioner Alexis Hill stated the item would come back to the commissioners in May once the language was clarified, however, … Continue reading →

Who decides how IVGID’s facility fees are spent?

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On Wednesday, May 26, the IVGID Board is expected to approve the first reduction ($50) in the combined Recreation/Beach Facility Fees in over a decade. For those new to the community, IVGID’s Rec Facility Fee and Beach Facility Fee (amounting to nearly $7 million a year) , although they appear on your property tax bill, are not set by the State, nor are they based on assessed valuation. Instead, every parcel/dwelling unit with beach access is assessed the same amount which is determined annually by the IVGID Board. Every year IVGID is supposed to tell the Board what is “required” … Continue reading →

Incline Village/Crystal Bay struggles to survive

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Our community is struggling to survive. On Tuesday, February 23rd at or before 2:30 PM the Washoe County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing on regulations that will allow essentially every residence in Incline Village and Crystal Bay to be converted into a “hotel” as defined by Nevada statute in Chapter 447. This may be your last opportunity to stop the ruination of our community. Public comment can be made via Zoom. Suggest you log in a little before 2:30 to this link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87913013655 Use the Chat Box to let the moderator know you want to speak on … Continue reading →

Another Moss Adams Report re: IVGID Accounting & Reporting Matters

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This report was requested by the IVGID Audit Committee and is included in the 1/28/2021 IVGID Board packet. Following is a summary of the key findings and observations from a local perspective. You can find the complete report here. District business-type activities are better suited for Enterprise funds. The District’s current presentation of central services costs is not in compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. The punch card “contra-revenue” accounting should be discontinued. The District’s capitalization practices are not in compliance with established government accounting practices. The “Greater transparency” claimed as the reason for converting from enterprise funds to special … Continue reading →