Archive - The Barber Brief

More TIF applications, City of Reno budget workshop & a data center update

Meeting previews for the week of March 3, 2025 and the latest development news

Mar 3 •

February 2025

Preview: February 26, 2025 Reno City Council meeting

Plus, updates on the J Resort festival grounds, the proposed Grand Sierra Resort arena, and the latest in local urban development news

Feb 24 •

Debating the role of the Master Plan, and evaluating the J Resort Festival Grounds

Questions of context, priorities, and planning in the review of development projects

Feb 18 •

Preview: Week of February 10, 2025

Appointing a new Planning Commissioner, my continued concerns about Reno's Redevelopment Agency, Jacobs Entertainment to present its new proposal & more

Feb 10 •

Public discussions of ADUs, the sign code, and a possible data center moratorium

Updates and upcoming meeting topics also include the future of regional emergency and fire management, and the withdrawal of the request to abandon…

Feb 2 •

January 2025

What's the plan?

Questions (and a few answers) about the future of Reno's urban environment

Jan 27 •

Preview: January 22, 2025 Reno City Council & Redevelopment Meetings

The jam-packed agendas offer many opportunities for civic engagement.

Jan 18 •

Two more data centers to be reviewed by Reno Planning Commission on January 15

Updates, previews, and the latest development news for the week of January 13, 2025

Jan 13 •

Let's make 2025 the Year of the People

Plus, the request for the City to abandon Stevenson Street returns on January 8.

Jan 7 •

December 2024

The Jacobs Entertainment festival grounds permit application, Reno's former City Manager reappears & more

Updates and previews for the week of December 30, 2024

Dec 30, 2024 •

Decisions, Deliberations & Data Centers

Updates and previews for the week of December 16, 2024 including next steps for the Lear Theater

Dec 17, 2024 •

Preview: December 11, 2024 Reno City Council meeting

Up for consideration: a new ordinance to regulate use of public spaces; the potential appointment of a new City Manager; next steps for the Lear Theater…

Dec 9, 2024 •

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