Wednesday, Feb. 28, 1996 | 11:59 a.m.
Washoe County commissioners and the Reno and Sparks city councils are scheduled to vote early next month on ordinances that would make the watering limits permanent.
The restrictions have been imposed six out of the last eight years because of draught.
But with hefty a snowpack in the Sierra this year and last, there is no immediate water shortage.
Still, some government officials and Sierra Pacific Power Co. want to make the rules permanent. Backers of the restrictions say water conservation has long-term benefits and people are used to them.
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Ground was broken Tuesday for the $18 million building that has been in the planning stages for years.
The 110,000 square-foot building is expected to open by the fall of 1997.
College officials said the expanded space will allow enrollment to double.
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Educators, however, must determine how practical the policy will be to enforce.
The policy prohibits students from wearing or displaying anything that indicates membership in or affiliation with a gang.
The code would become part of the district's general dress code.
A task force that developed the regulation also will look at the possibility of school uniforms when it meets next month.
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University Chancellor Richard Jarvis made the selection.
Jarvis said the new deputy post is needed to help provide direction on working with the Legislature, government agencies and corporate entities.
In her new job, Ernst also will manage media relations. The position comes with an $80,000 annual salary.
The Board of Regents is scheduled to approve the appointment during its meeting Friday in Las Vegas.
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Commissioners on Tuesday voted 3-1 to allow irrigation with treated wastewater from the Reno-Sparks sewer plant.
Construction on the pipeline to the golf course is scheduled to begin in April, with completion slated for next year.
Water for Wildcreek is part of an $8.2 million pipeline project the includes wastewater irrigation for two sports complexes in Sparks and three golf courses in Spanish Springs.
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Another ordinance also endorsed by the council on Tuesday would allow police to ban "cruising" in the downtown area if traffic jams pose an obstacle to public safety vehicles.
Police Chief Jim Weston asked for the tighter controls on youth downtown as a means to reduce gang activity.
The ordinances come up for a final vote in March.
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