Churchill County commissioners voted unanimously at their last meeting to acknowledge receipt of Resolution 1-2021 from the countyâs Planning Commission to adopt and approve the 2020 Master Plan.
Before voting on the resolution, commissioners heard from concerned residents about growth and other factors that could change the quality of life in Churchill County.
Commissioners conducted a public hearing before voting. Churchill County Associate Planner Dean Patterson said the master plan is updated every five years. He said Nevada Revised Statue 278 dictates the procedures for updating the plan.
The elements of the Master Plan includes housing and population, education, conservation and natural resources, hazards and hazard mitigation, historical preservation, economic development, recreation, transportation, public services and facilities, open space, land use and policy plan for public lands.
Bitner Vineyards 2016 Petit Verdot/Merlot, Snake River Valley $40
While Syrah, Tempranillo and Malbec are rightfully viewed as the red varieties that producers in Idaho’s Snake River Valley are most bullish on, Petit Verdot recently became part of that discussion. In fact, a Petit Verdot was selected by a panel of judges from beyond the Gem State as the best red wine at the 2019 Idaho Wine Competition. Greg Koenig, the longtime winemaker for the Bitner family, uses the traditional Bordeaux blender as the lead 71% of this bottling. Both blocks were planted by Ron Bitner near the tasting room in 2002, and in the 2016 vintage, the Petit Verdot was allowed to hang until Nov. 4. A concentration of earth and