The City Council on Tuesday extended the lease agreement with See Spot Run Inc. to keep the dog park in Boulder City for at least five more years.
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Boulder City is hoping to pay about $150,000 less than ordered for attorney fees for six residents who the Nevada Supreme Court ruled were wrongfully sued by the city after they circulated three ballot initiative petitions in 2010.
Boulder City is about to break ground on one of its largest flood control projects in recent years to help alleviate excess water along Buchanan Boulevard.
The process of adding the Boulder City name to a segment of U.S. Highway 93 will take a bit longer as the City Council debated possible names during Tuesday night’s meeting.
U.S. District Court ordered Brian Olsen, son of City Attorney Dave Olsen, to pay more than $20,000 in attorney fees after ruling in favor of Boulder City and Henderson relating to Brian Olsen’s arrest in 2010.
As Nevada continues to make strides in the renewable energy market, Boulder City continues to reap the benefits of the projects that create more jobs and bring in more revenue for the city.
There will be a planned power outage starting at 5 a.m. Friday morning as the city’s electrical system is returned to its normal configuration, according to the city manager’s office.
Boulder City Hospital will not have a permanent helicopter, for now. CEO Tom Maher said the hospital withdrew its application for one during Tuesday night’s City Council meeting.
Boulder City’s drinking water has been deemed safe to use in an annual water quality report.
Boulder City must pay approximately $180,000 to six residents by July 5 after the Nevada Supreme Court ruled that the city wrongly sued them after the residents circulated ballot initiative petitions in 2010.
The City Council cleared Sempra U.S. Gas and Power to acquire Acciona Solar Power Inc.’s property lease option agreement to the Copper Mountain Solar 4 project Tuesday night, though the lease’s terms have been tabled for further discussion.
The Sunrise Rotary presented the Boulder City Municipal Drug Court with a $30,000 donation during Tuesday night’s City Council meeting in the court’s effort to help promote drug and alcohol awareness.
The City Council unanimously agreed to defer an accelerated payment to pay down its debt to make improvements to aging electrical utilities and avoid a potential failure that could leave as many as half of the city’s residents without power.
The City Council passed its budget for the 2014-15 fiscal year at a special 7 a.m. Tuesday meeting, but still mulled over the possibility of raising the water rates for Boulder City customers.