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Wood Rodgers Tees Up at the 19th Hole Today …
Tonight's developer-sponsored meeting promises all the transparency political contributions can ensure.
Ladies and gentlemen, step right up to tonight's 5:30 PM spectacle at Lakeridge Golf Course, where the fine art of "developer-sponsored community engagement" takes center stage. Yes, it's another one of those mandatory dog-and-pony shows where deep-pocketed developers get to explain why their latest vision for your neighborhood is actually a gift to humanity.
Tonight's headliner? None other than the consulting maestros at Wood Rodgers, who we're pretty sure will be pitching the merits of allowing yet another Master Plan amendment. Because if there's one thing Reno needs more of, it's surely more amendments to plans that were supposedly well-thought-out the first time around.
Councilmember Ebert: Called In But Checked Out?
While a NextDoor poster regularly highlights Mayor Hillary Schieve's absences from City Council meetings, a Picon reader points out another elected official flying under the radar: Councilmember Meghan Ebert of Ward 4.
According to our reader, Ebert's meeting participation leaves much to be desired—arriving late to meetings, logging in late to virtual sessions, and apparently skipping the prerequisite homework. Her questions during proceedings reportedly serve more to delay than illuminate, suggesting minimal preparation for the agenda items at hand.