Another City Council Victory for the Jacobs Entertainment District
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Despite arguments that seemed to indicate there was council member opposition and multiple public comments against, Wednesday’s voting at City Council yet again went in favor of Jacobs Entertainment, to join an appeal by the developer against a recent judicial decision preventing two proposed “area identification signs” from going up.
Without Jenny Brekhus present, Meghan Ebert was a lone no. “Let them handle their own lawsuit,” she said. During the meeting, Ebert did a quick internet search of Neon Line District as Jacobs Entertainment is calling the 4th street and downtown area where it has bought up and destroyed several motels. Ebert said search results pointed back to websites run by Jacobs Entertainment.
There have been rumblings on social media that Reno or at least part of it is turning into a “company town.” There has been anger that a private interest would get to name a public area. “They further hurt their case by trademarking,” Naomi Duerr said, as you can notice in center of our photo montage, even though she ended up voting for the city staff recommendation.
During initial public comment, local artist Noah Bristol asked “would you tattoo McDonald’s on someone else’s forehead without their consent?”
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The only issue the council was concerned about with the appeal was the ruling by the judge that voiced an odd interpretation of the Council's legislative authority. Several members explicitly stated they really do not care nor think the city has a vested interested in "fighting about signs" but the portion of the ruling that would limit the Council's ability to sign things like future PUDs and the like, they want re-argued.
Reno is totally becoming a company town. Shuttles are running to USA Parkway from multiple locations in the area. Naomi Irion was kidnapped in Fernley at 5:30a waiting for the “ company bus”sexually assaulted, murdered. City of Reno Planning Commission has finally put on record they purposefully decided North Valleys should be a warehouse hub. And the subsequent apartment building has followed suit. City of Reno has allowed a wall of concrete along 580 S for warehouses. And the cheap rush construction of apartments. SMH SMH SMH