January 21, 2021 GMT
WEST WENDOVER, Nev. (AP) A federal grant is giving the northeast Nevada city of West Wendover a boost toward building a ground-up downtown that it never had before.
The $1.75 million allocation from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration aims to help the city prepare a site for new business opportunities, Nevada’s U.S. senators, Democrats Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen, said in a Thursday news release.
Mayor Daniel Corona told the Elko Daily Free Press the hope is to create a downtown area for development of small shops and multi-family housing.
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West needs strong policies, swift action on climate change | Daniel Corona Reno-Gazette-Journal 12/10/2020
Wildfire, gusty winds threaten homes in Nevada
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This opinion column was submitted by Daniel Corona, mayor of West Wendover, Nevada.
Record-breaking wildfires blazed across Western states this year; and Nevada, though not hit as hard as some, got its fair share. Across the region, millions of acres were burned, homes and property were destroyed, and lives were lost and the damage possibly could cost up to $150 billion in economic losses.
In addition to being costly, threatening residences and businesses, and straining local resources, these fires also wreak havoc on our public lands, and the impacts are seen and felt long after the fires are contained. Wildfires destroy wildlife habitat and water resources, create burn scars that make for dangerous and destructive flood conditions, and threaten our outdoor recreation industry that draws so many to our s