At the January 8, 2024, Sparks City Council meeting, councilmembers approved a $726,696 contract with Truckee Meadows Construction to build the approximately 2-acre Black Hills Dog Park on a vacant City-owned lot on the corner of Vista Boulevard and Black Hills Drive. The new dog park was approved by the City Council and added to the Foothills at Wingfield Springs HOA … [Read more...]
City terminates contract of city manager; names replacement
At its regularly scheduled Sparks City Council meeting on September 5, 2023, city council members voted to terminate City Manager Neil Krutz’s employment agreement. The council determined that they were able to end Krutz’s contract “with cause” for violating a few city municipal codes including Sections 1(A), 13(B), 7(D), among others. The decision comes after City of Sparks … [Read more...]
City of Sparks revises homelessness ordinance
At a recent Sparks city council meeting, Sparks Police Chief Chris Crawforth and City Attorney Wes Duncan addressed the homelessness issue in the area. The creation of new ordinances that city staff presented to the council was requested via the police department’s HOPE (Homeless Outreach Proactive Engagement) Team in hopes of improving the public health and safety while … [Read more...]
July 13: Sparks City Council Meeting Highlights
The following are highlights from the July 11, 2022, Sparks City Council Meeting. Announcements/ Presentations Council commended the Sparks Centennial League Renegades baseball team on being the 2022 Champions in Nevada District 1. General Business Council approved: A $66,975.00 professional service contract with NCE for the 2022 Annual Pavement Condition Data … [Read more...]
May 23: Sparks City Council Meeting Highlights
The following are highlights from the May 23, 2022, Sparks City Council Meeting. Announcements/ Presentations Brigadier General Michael Peyeral gave a presentation and update on the Nevada National Guard and community projects.Estipona Group provided an overview of the Secret Sparks campaign.The executive Director of the Nevada League of Cities gave a presentation … [Read more...]
Sparks City Council Meeting
The following are highlights from the February 10, 2020 Sparks City Council Meeting. General Business City Manager Neil Krutz announced the following boards and commissions vacancies: – Sparks Building Code Board of Appeals for the two-year term beginning 03/21/2020. Candidates with the required electrical engineering experience may apply until Friday, Feb 28. – … [Read more...]
Sparks City Council Meeting Highlights
The following are highlights from the Oct. 28 Sparks City Council meeting. Announcements Sparks City Manager Neil Krutz announced the following board/committee/commission vacancies: One vacancy on the Sparks Senior Citizens Advisory Committee. Sparks residents over the age of 55 are encouraged to apply by Friday, November 1, 2019. One vacancy on the Airport Noise … [Read more...]
Sparks City Council Highlights
The following are highlights from Monday’s Sparks City Council Meeting: Recognition City of Sparks employee Nicholas Connolly was presented a certificate of recognition for completing his GIS professional certification. General Business • Council accepted a $14,550 grant from the Neill J. Redfield Foundation to continue Leisure Without Limits programming for … [Read more...]