The Daughter of the Elderly Cat Lady Fights Back and Reno's Facade Program Draws Ire
Highlights of our weekly reporting plus bonus content.
Of all the stories reported by local media this week, one caught our attention concerning the disputed matter of Maureen Hvegholm, now well into her 80s, who was tackled to the ground by Sparks firefighter Timothy Egan, while she was feeding stray cats one year ago in December in an alleyway between where she lives and Sparks Fire Station #1 on Victorian Ave.
As first reported by the always excellent Ben Margiott, Hvegholm’s daughter is now suing Sparks after city officials refused to release a report investigating the altercation.
At issue is whether an outside report written up by a consultant paid tens of thousands of dollars is a public record under the Nevada Public Records Act.
A hearing in the case is scheduled for Feb. 1, 2024.
In terms of our own content, angry comments followed the city of Reno’s unveiling of helping with facades and interior improvements of downtown businesses, with many wondering if the money is being put to good use or angry at the businesses being chosen so far, with over one million dollars in initial grant money being allocated before the end of the year and nearly another million to go.
“Weird that they have money for repairs now when the last decade one of the most beautiful buildings in the city has been decaying. Also wasn’t the reason for getting rid of all the housing downtown because they were in disrepair? Wait wasn’t that also the reason we can’t open the Record Street shelter when it’s freezing and every shelter is full. Hmm ? Is this government hand outs to literal businesses when we have no winter preparations and are looking at a very cold and damp winter? Are we trying to beat a record with how many folks we neglect to the point of death annually?” findartinlife wrote on our Instagram.
“Two of those businesses are owned by the same people, so you’re telling me that that essentially one couple got thousands of dollars to upgrade their already well established and profitable businesses? Poor Devil and Blind Dog are fairly new and have been invested in by the tenants and building owners already. Why the is the city dumping money in to businesses when its people are suffering? No one can afford $18 cocktails, we don’t need more bars,” Nicole Anagapesis chimed in on Facebook.
Our Reporting Highlights This Week
City of Reno Gives out Money To Improve Downtown Looks
More Residents Resort to Plasma Donations With Income Crunch
Stephen, a Florida Man Hopping Trains with a Base in Reno, while Trying to Ease the Pain
Pickleball Players of All Abilities Unite at Convention Center
