Lyon County Board of County Commissioners Meeting Summary ― April 3, 2025 Yerington, Nevada
The Lyon County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) met on Thursday, April 3, 2025 to hear presentations and take action on several significant agenda items. Highlights from the meeting include: Child Abuse Prevention Month The board received a presentation by Lyon County Human Services highlighting important information relating to child abuse statistics and what services are offered within children services. Lyon County Human Services offers services such as Cribs for Kids, parenting classes, family support programs and much more. Information was presented on behavioral health services that are offered for youth. More information can be found here.
Board Appointments
Smith Valley Advisory Board – Rusty Williams with a term expiring on December 31, 2026.
Silver City Advisory Board – April Van Wyke with a term expiring on December 31, 2026.
Central Lyon Parks & Recreation Board – Shannon Guest with a term expiring on December 31, 2026.
Planning Items
Commissioners approved the request from BBCJ Investors, LLC for a Zoning Map Amendment to amend the Zoning Map designation from the Title 10 district of RR-5 (Fifth Rural Residential District - 20 Acres) to the Title 15 district of LI-S (Light Industrial - Suburban), located at 135 Evans Avenue in Dayton for a parcel totaling approximately 162 acres (APN 016-381-04); PLZ-2025-001. They also approved a request for abandonment of two 60-foot wide access easements as granted on Land Maps 172779, 441269, and 677736, situated on Assessor’s Parcel Numbers (APN’s) 016-401-97 and 016-406-20, located within the Traditions Commercial Subdivision in Dayton (PLZ-2025-013).
Other Board Actions
Silver Springs Airport – Approved Professional Services Agreements (PSA) for engineering and planning services for the Silver Springs Airport. Further, Commissioners approved Task Order "G" as an addendum to the Airport Improvement Plan (AIP) Project Number 3-32-0023-023-2023 for the Rehabilitation of Taxiway "A" located at the Silver Springs Airport in an amount not to exceed $23,790, with a County match of $1,190.
C-PACE Program – Reviewed and provided direction to the County Manager on whether to draft and bring forward a resolution requesting the creation of a Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) program to provide the means of financing one or more energy efficiency improvement projects, renewable energy projects, water efficiency improvement projects or resiliency projects for qualifying commercial or industrial real property.
County Manager – Approved the adoption of a Lyon County Lobbying Policy and the associated 2025 Legislative Principles for the 83rd Session of the Nevada Legislature.
Human Services – Approved a contract between Lyon County and Pacific Behavioral Health in an amount not to exceed $46,800 to provide Behavioral Health Clinician services with the Trauma Focused Therapy (TFT) and Lyon County Resilient Families (LCRF) programs.
Facilities – Approved a roof replacement for the old Courthouse in Yerington in the amount of $100,000, to be funded by a budget transfer from the General Fund contingency. Also approved a contract with Design Workshop, Inc. to develop a master plan for the Mark Twain Park in the amount of $22,100 with funding to come from a budget transfer from the General Fund contingency. The Board also approved the use of the concrete retaining wall in the Silver City Park for a community mural. The complete agenda and back up materials are posted online at https://www.lyon-county.org/Agendacenter. Residents can view recordings of Board of County Commission meetings on the Lyon County YouTube Channel.