120107 Gerlach Community Development meeting minutes

Judy & Steve Conley, Lisa Bertschi, Dave Cooper, Jason & Tina Walters, Quinn Yarbrough, Matthew Ebert, Barrie Minnitte, Will Roger Peterson

Recap of assessment, last meeting

Will Roger: art throughout Northern Nevada
Rural communities in America are suffering
$500K NEA grant for art/tourism development
Fly Ranch development in the picture

Tourism shouldn’t detract from quality of town
Mines should have families move here

Empty lots and property available for development
GGID land off Diablo:
expand function of GGID? Not feasible

Geothermal development will happen eventually

Any development will have an effect
Growth of mining families would have more impact than tourism

Tolerance & growth: key words for the community

GGID sell property with development expectations contractually obligated

governance: incorporation?

Fence/couches at Loella’s: w/ what money? From NRDC

Barrie: planter boxes
Quinn: facades
Lisa: incorporation

Meetings: 1st Saturday of each month, February 4th next meeting