Category Archives: The Impermissible Powers IVGID Exercises

Operating the Public’s Recreational Facilities as if They Were Private, Commercial, “For Profit,” Business Enterprises

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Introduction: As demonstrated elsewhere, the purpose of general improvement districts (“GIDs”) is supposed to be “to provide various urban type services (to real property in)…areas where such services (a)re not available and (cannot) be provided (for) by general purpose government(s)” such as … Continue reading →

Exempting Favored Local Parcels/Dwelling Units, Including Those Owned by the District, From Payment of Beach and/or Recreation Facility Fees

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As demonstrated elsewhere, general improvement districts (“GIDs”) are limited purpose special districts. Therefore their powers are to be strictly construed and limited to those provided by the Legislature as explicitly conferred by their County Boards of Commissioners (“County Boards”) in the GID’s initiating … Continue reading →

Using Recreation Facility Fees to Cover the Financial Shortfall Caused by Snow Plowing and Sanding Someone Else’s Publicly Dedicated Streets and Roadways

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As demonstrated elsewhere, general improvement districts (“GIDs”) are limited purpose special districts. Therefore their powers are to be strictly construed and limited to those provided by the Legislature as explicitly conferred by their County Boards of Commissioners (“County Boards”) in the GID’s initiating … Continue reading →

Irrigating, Powering, Repairing, Maintaining and Improving Washoe County’s Two Dedicated Parks at Both Intersections of Lakeshore Blvd./SR-28

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Introduction: As demonstrated elsewhere, the purpose of general improvement districts (“GIDs”) is supposed to be “to provide various urban type services (to real property in)…areas where such services (a)re not available and (cannot) be provided (for) by general purpose government(s)” such as counties, … Continue reading →

Maintaining the Washoe County School District’s Upper Athletic Field at Incline High School

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Introduction: As demonstrated elsewhere, the purpose of general improvement districts (“GIDs”) is supposed to be “to provide various urban type services (to real property in)…areas where such services (a)re not available and (cannot) be provided (for) by general purpose government(s)” such as counties, cities … Continue reading →

IVGID Staff’s/the Board’s Justifications For Exceeding the Limited Powers the District May Permissibly Exercise/Expending Recreation and Beach Facility Fees and Utility Rate Charges For Purposes Other Than Those Represented

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So if the subject power which has led you to this discussion has not been expressly provided for by the Legislature; or if it has, it has not been expressly granted to the District by the Washoe County Board (“County … Continue reading →