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you use?" The federal census is conducted every 10 years
and 1990 figures for Pahrump show about 8,000. McRae
was in attendance and noted that the federal census won't
be conducted until 2000 and the figures are not usually
ready for another two years. Some information has been
gathered and used in the past to estimate population such
as number of electric utility hookups, number of telephone
installations and number of children enrolled in schools.
Nye County also contracts with Planning Information
Corporation (PIC), a professional research firm, to gather
information and produce census figures for its needs with
the Nuclear Waste Repository Program. The Town of
Pahrump uses figures provided by the Nevada State
Demographer's Office. Its current figures show about
27,500 for Nye County and 8.8 percent growth from 1996
to 1997. PIC figures show about 6,000 for northern Nye
County and 21,000 for southern Nye County.
Town Board Member Gary Hollis spearheaded an effort
several months ago with a petition to elect county commis-
sioners at large and abolish defined districts.
"Those three commissioners in the north can dictate
what they want to happen here in Pahrump," he said.
"There's a lot more than just money at stake. We've got to
do something." Only about two-thirds of the needed 3,600
petition signatures have been collected.
Town Attorney Len Smith proposed that he draft a letter
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to the commissioners as opposed to beginning with a
formal lawsuit.
"Who's going to read it to them?" Chairman Charlotte
LeVar asked and McRae feigned fading into the wood-
work as all eyes turned to him standing in the back of the
room.
Board Member Charlie Gronda asked if Smith could
have the draft ready by November 18 as that will be the
next county commission meeting held in Pahrump.
It was decided that Smith will draft two statements, one
for the commission and one for the school district and it
will be brought up under old business to handle the ques-
tion of timeliness in agendizing the item.
Nye County Treasurer Pat Foster wanted the board to
note that the town of Pahrump would not get more money
under a reapportionment plan. "I'm the treasurer," she
said, "and I know about the money. What you're really
going to get is control of the money. Where it's spent and
how it's spent...OK?...I just want to be sure everyone
understands that," she said.
Ralph Purdy, chairman of the advisory fair board,
brought an artist's preliminary drawing of the proposed
1,240 acre Nye County Fair Grounds.
There was some discussion of possible traffic flow
problems through the proposed park-like setting, but the
board seemed pleased with the plan results.
"I have to take my hat off to you," Hollis said. "There's
been a lot of work here. There's been a lot of planning."
The complex includes a 70 acre arena area, a 7 I/2 acre
soccer field, 40 ac. convention complex and multipurpose
building, a 12 acre baseball diamond, a sheriff's substation
and a fire substation.
Little suggested that Cosgrove approach Nevada sena-
tors Richard Bryan and Harry Reid to have the Bureau of
Land Management convey the land to the Town of Pahr-
ump. Purdy suggested that the town ask the county com-
missioners to designate the complex as the Nye County
Fair Grounds
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