INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. The Incline Village General Improvement District Board of Trustees voted to move forward with remodeling the upstairs bathrooms at the recreation center, but delayed the locker room remodel project.
The upstairs bathroom project was brought to the board during its April 29 meeting. The board was asked to approve designs that they hadn’t seen. Chairman Tim Callicrate and Trustees Matthew Dent and Sara Schmitz expressed frustration about the process the project had gone through, especially that the board didn’t get to weigh in on the design.
During the Wednesday, May 12 meeting, the project was brought to the board again. One of the main concerns by staff is that the bathrooms are not ADA accessible, and while no one is requiring the district to make the bathrooms accessible, staff felt it was prudent to do so.
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. The Incline Village General Improvement District Board of Trustees moved forward with a contract for legal counsel with Best, Best & Krieger during Wednesday’s meeting.
With the district’s history of being involved with lawsuits and that some residents have questioned the job the previous attorney had done, getting a good contract with BB&K was important for the district.
Josh Nelson with BB&K has been providing legal counsel to the board over the last year on a short-term contract. The new contract extends that for three years.
During the board’s Dec. 9 meeting, the board asked the contract to be reviewed by outside legal counsel.
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INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. The Incline Village General Improvement District Board of Trustees took a big step forward in the effluent pipeline and pond lining project during their Thursday meeting.
The board approved a nearly $370,000 contract with Granite Construction for a construction manager at-risk allowing the district to finally move forward on fixing the aging and failing pipeline.
The contract was approved 4-0. Trustee Kendra Wong was sick and unable to attend the meeting but she told Chair Tim Callicrate that she was also in support of the contract.
The board received the final report of the evaluation of district accounting by Moss, Adams.
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INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. Incline Village General Improvement District Trustee Kendra Wong gave an emotional statement in defense of district staff during Wednesday’s board meeting.
There has been an exodus of staff over the last few months, most recently with the unexpected resignation of the head of human resources, Dee Carey.
“Staff are leaving because they don’t feel supported by the board,” Wong said.
Wong added that it’s not the fault of General Manager Indra Winquest, who she said the staff enjoy working for. Instead, she directly named Trustee Sara Schmitz, members of the audit committee and to a lesser extent Vice Chair Matthew Dent. Chair Tim Callicrate told her to stay away from directly naming people and said her point had been made.