• Town Board Notes-
SIMKINS PARKnThere will be no contest to rename
Simkins Park. Paul B. Simkins' son Terry Alan Simkins and his
wife Tamie, who live in Las Vegas, were on hand to see that the
Town Manager kept his word. There was a public outcry to
keep the park named after Simkins, who was one of the early
settlers of the Pahrump area, having moved here in 1946. "1
would recommend that it remain Simkins Park," Cosgrove said.
"I understand where the Parks and Rec. Board are coming from,
and their heart is in the right place, but we just made a mistake.
I think the community will be very proud of this park." Local
area resident Vie Johnson who lives across the street from the
park, said that this should be well publicized so this kind of
thing doesn't happen again. It appears that members of the
Board just didn't know about the history of Simkins, that he
donated the land for the park and why it was named after him in
the first place.
FIRE DEPT. NEEDS--Fire Chief Vern Long reported that
there are numerous fire hydrants throughout the town that need
to be painted red, flagged, flushed and tested to see if they work
or are broken and records kept. The fire hoses also need to be
tested, he said. The hoses should be able to handle 1250 gallons
per minute.The problem is without regular testing, hoses can be
non functional when needed. He asked for temporary personnel
to do the testing. There was some discussion as to whose
responsibility it is to test and maintain the hoses and fire
hydrants since CNUC installed the hydrants. Smith said the
town needs to take the responsibility since it will be held
responsible if there is a disaster and they don't work.
EDENwBoard Member Charlie Gronda recommended
that the town grant the Economic Development Authority
Esmeralda/Nye (EDEN) $10,000 for their projects. Bob Little
brought up the fact that previously Pahrump gave NEEDA
$15,000 and got nothing for its efforts. NEEDA was the
previous economic development group for the county whose
director, Darlys Smith, has recently been convicted of embez-
zling about $13,000 from its funds. Part of Smith's sentence
was to pay the money back monthly. The Board finally agreed
to give EDEN $5000, see how effectively it uses those funds,
and give another $5000 at a later date.
SCIENCE CORRIDOR--The town is asking for resumes
and letters of interest from those residents who would like to
serve on the Nevada Science and Technology Corridor Advi-
sory Board. The "Corridor" is the strip of land along Highway
95 from Mercury to Lathrop Wells to Tonopah, with a branch
including Pahrump. It is an effort to develop the Nevada Test
Site into commercial uses and bring jobs to the area.
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