Dear Lyon County Residents, I have drafted the following Resolution to be heard before the Lyon County Board of Commissioners on July ,18,2013. I will be issuing a statement next week regarding this matter. RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF LYON COUNTY, NEVADA, REGARDING CONGRESSIONAL ACTION DEALING WITH THE LYON COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION ACT S159. Whereas, the Lyon County Board of Commissioners in support for the City of Yerington, Nevada Copper and most importantly the residents of Lyon County unanimously passed attached Resolution 12-15 on December 6, 2012; Whereas, Lyon County continues to lead the State of Nevada in unemployment statistics averaging 16% over the last three years; Whereas, because of continued loss of tax revenues over the last seven years, the City of Yerington and Lyon County are at a critical stage in providing continued services to its residents; Whereas, in order to balance yearly budgets and declining revenues, Lyon County has terminated 120 employees since 2008 and significantly reduced the level of service to our residents; Whereas, local small business owners are desperately struggling to sustain continued business activities in a depressed economy; Whereas, with the recent escalation of violent crime and theft within Lyon County and with declining county revenues , staffing for local law enforcement that is charged with protecting and serving our citizens will be severely jeopardized; Whereas, Nevada Copper has implemented educational incentives and opportunities to local residents and students within the Lyon County educational system to secure future employment in the mining industry; Whereas, an overwhelming majority of Lyon County residents support the passage of the Yerington/Lyon County bill; Whereas, the Nevada Congressional Delegation fully supports this legislation; Whereas, the United States Senate Natural Resources Committee passed S159 on June 18, 2013; Whereas, immediate passage of the Yerington/Lyon County bill would create substantial activity within the City of Yerington and Lyon County that could assist in offsetting potential reduced revenues for the fiscal year 2014/2015; NOW, THEREFORE, based on the foregoing, and in accordance with the best interests of the citizens of Lyon County, the BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS does: HEREBY RESOLVE that the Board supports without any further and needless delay, the immediate passage of the Lyon County Economic Development and Conservation Act; HEREBY RESOLVE that Lyon County supports the Nevada Congressional Delegation in expediting this bill, as introduced, without any further delay for the immediate sustainability and future of Yerington, Lyon County and our communities. ADOPTED this18th day of July , 2013
Posted on: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 16:08:02 +0000
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