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district 4. He is trying to run the entire show," said board
member Gary Hollis.
The campaign was officially started with the signing of
the petition by the board.
"Carver recently made a statement: For every dollar
Pahrump generates we get back three dollars," said Hollis.
"We' ve got to do what's right" he added.
Hollis was supported by his colleagues and members of
the audience.
"I understand your frustrations," said Steve Rainbolt.
"I think they're going to spend every dime we've got. The
only way to circumvent this situation is to have a petition,
but it is the hardest thing to do."
It is unclear if Amargosa, Beatty and other southern
Nye communities will support Pahrump's effort.
Former board member Diana Stiles, who also supports
Hollis' efforts, said Pahrump should have backed Amar-
gosa at the ethics committee.
"If we incorporated in '95, we wouldn't be in this
mess," said Stiles.
If the issue passes, all five commissioners could be from
Pahrump.
"I believe Pahrump voters will vote for anyone who can
do the job, whether it be from Tonopah, Beatty, or wher-
ever. Pahrump voters have always voted responsibly,"
said Hollis.
Districts four and five, which are in Pahrump (Sbuthern
Nye) have 67.64 percent of the registered voters in Nye
County.
Districts one and two are in Northern Nye, and has a
total of 21.83 percent of the voting population.
Issues concerning the Pahrump Valley Volunteer Fire
Department probably won't go away anytime soon.
In other actions, the town board discussed approving
funds for the installation of several new phone lines in the
fire station.
Fire Chief Vern Long said former Town Manager Scott
Neilson had previously recommended the expense.
"It's a budget increase, because a phone bill comes every
month," said board member Bob Little. "I want to see a
work order."
Charlie Gronda thinks the town has a management prob-
lem, and would like to see procedures.
"A lot of things have been circumvented in this area,"
said Charlotte La Var.
Town Attorney Leonard Smith said only repairs to the
lines should be authorized by the town manager, but other-
wise it should come before the town board because it is a
capital improvements project and affects the budget.
"We're not chastising the fire department, but we say go
ahead and do whatever you want and then at the end of the
budget year..." said La Var.
A decision on the outcome will be made when the
paperwork is found.
The board also voted unanimously to give Charlie Gronda,
the board's liaison.to the county commissioners, permission
to ask the commissioners for funds for the Pahrump Valley
Volunteer Fire Department. Gronda would like to purchase
a pumper truck at a cost of approximately $200,000.
He will also ask for approximately $750,000 for a new
fire station.
Members of the board jokingly asked Gronda if he was
going to ask before or after word of the petition.
He did not respond publicly.
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FEMA Recruiting Public Affairs Officers for
Temporary Disaster Assignment
WASHINGTON, D.C.--The Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) is currently recruiting
qualified public affairs professionals to join its cadre of
people that provide critical information to disaster
victims following Presidential Disaster Declarations,
according to Vallee Bunting, FEMA director of Emer-
gency Information and Media Affairs.
As part of the FEMA disaster response and recovery
team, FEMA Public Affairs Disaster Assistance Employ-
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mation, crisis communications or the Internet and World
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ments."
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basis. They must be willing to travel to disaster sites often
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