Post by AuntieSocial on Nov 30, 2003 14:00:04 GMT -5
Leaks at Beatty center
ROOF AT NEW PUBLIC BUILDING PROVES POROUS
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By: Richard Stephens
Publication: Pahrump Valley Times, Nevada
Published: November 28, 2003
Meeting the evening of a rainy Nov. 12, the Beatty Town Advisory Board found itself dealing with the problem of a still-leaking community center roof.
Board Chairman Bert Bertram was reluctant to add the matter to the evening's agenda, citing unspecified criticisms he had received.
Bertram advised everyone that he had spent some time studying Nevada open meeting laws, and that all agenda items would be more carefully and specifically worded in the future.
LaRene Younghans prevailed in getting the matter added as an emergency item to the agenda. Younghans pointed out safety concerns with water dripping into electrical lighting fixtures.
Raphael Construction, the builders of the new community center addition, and main contractors on the roofing job, had been contacted regarding leaks. Some attempt had been made to fix the problem, but the leaks persist, as was evident at the meeting.
Town secretary Mary Ball said that the county purchasing department had sent a letter to the company regarding the problem. She had also called the Nevada Contractor's Board to begin the process of filing a complaint.
The board decided to ask the county commissioners to intervene, perhaps through District Attorney Bob Beckett.
In other Beatty Town Advisory Board news:
[/li][li] The board revisited the matter of the local AWANA organization's request to paint a game diagram on the community center floor.
Bertram said he had fielded criticism from former Nye County Commissioner Jeff Taguchi, who is pastor of the Beatty Community Church. Taguchi had objected to wording in the board's previous refusal that referred to a possible civil rights violation concerning issues of separation of church and state, according to Bertram.
He said that Taguchi had suggested such language might set a precedent preventing any religious group from using the facility in the future.
Bertram's suggestion was to rescind the original action and to deal with the matter simply on the grounds that no one should be allowed to paint anything permanent on the community center floor, which, he said, was the real basis of the problem.
"It's not about church and state," argued Bertram. "We shouldn't allow any group to paint the community center floor."
Rick Wilson, who had worded the original motion, was reluctant to rescind it, saying he did not want to be pushed around by one person.
Member Johnny Scarborough said the objection on the grounds of separation of church and state was not unreasonable, but he could also see the logic of taking the course Bertram suggested.
After more discussion, Scarborough made the motion to rescind the original action.
The board then voted to deny the AWANA request and to form a committee to establish user policy for the community center.
[/li][li] In liaison reports, Brad Hunt said the Beatty General Improvement District would be using the old courthouse and jail building, and that the office it has been using would be moved to the airport for use as a pilot's lounge.
Mary Ball said recent problems with two TV channels did not originate with the Beatty translators, but were equipment problems at Angel Peak. A technician had worked on the it, but one channel was still being received poorly, possibly because a dish there had been weakened by winds.
J. R. Schultz had copies of the Beatty bird brochure, which is back from the printers.
Ball said that she was told that the county needs copies of bids from competitors before they will pay for the town's part of the cost of the brochures. From what Schultz said in the meeting, it appears the winning bidder might have been in charge of seeking the other bids.
[/li][li] Nye County Natural Resources and Federal Facilities Direct Les Bradshaw offered a lengthy report on the county's involvement in the Yucca Mountain Project. Bradshaw gave a broad overview of funding issues and outlined county concerns and needs.
A portion of Bradshaw's discussion covered the possibility of the community taking advantage of any rail system that might be installed to transport nuclear waste to Yucca Mountain, located roughly 20 miles east of Beatty.
He said that the idea was to see what lemonade we could make from the lemon that is transportation.
Bradshaw said Beatty deserves a double gold star due to the federal government's treatment of the community on nuclear issues. The community, Bradshaw reminded everyone in attendance, would not only have to deal with the Yucca Mountain is, but the town is downstream from underground testing contamination, and is the nearest neighbor to low level waste buried at U. S. Ecology.[/I]
ROOF AT NEW PUBLIC BUILDING PROVES POROUS
Click here to read the article on the original site
By: Richard Stephens
Publication: Pahrump Valley Times, Nevada
Published: November 28, 2003
Meeting the evening of a rainy Nov. 12, the Beatty Town Advisory Board found itself dealing with the problem of a still-leaking community center roof.
Board Chairman Bert Bertram was reluctant to add the matter to the evening's agenda, citing unspecified criticisms he had received.
Bertram advised everyone that he had spent some time studying Nevada open meeting laws, and that all agenda items would be more carefully and specifically worded in the future.
LaRene Younghans prevailed in getting the matter added as an emergency item to the agenda. Younghans pointed out safety concerns with water dripping into electrical lighting fixtures.
Raphael Construction, the builders of the new community center addition, and main contractors on the roofing job, had been contacted regarding leaks. Some attempt had been made to fix the problem, but the leaks persist, as was evident at the meeting.
Town secretary Mary Ball said that the county purchasing department had sent a letter to the company regarding the problem. She had also called the Nevada Contractor's Board to begin the process of filing a complaint.
The board decided to ask the county commissioners to intervene, perhaps through District Attorney Bob Beckett.
In other Beatty Town Advisory Board news:
[/li][li] The board revisited the matter of the local AWANA organization's request to paint a game diagram on the community center floor.
Bertram said he had fielded criticism from former Nye County Commissioner Jeff Taguchi, who is pastor of the Beatty Community Church. Taguchi had objected to wording in the board's previous refusal that referred to a possible civil rights violation concerning issues of separation of church and state, according to Bertram.
He said that Taguchi had suggested such language might set a precedent preventing any religious group from using the facility in the future.
Bertram's suggestion was to rescind the original action and to deal with the matter simply on the grounds that no one should be allowed to paint anything permanent on the community center floor, which, he said, was the real basis of the problem.
"It's not about church and state," argued Bertram. "We shouldn't allow any group to paint the community center floor."
Rick Wilson, who had worded the original motion, was reluctant to rescind it, saying he did not want to be pushed around by one person.
Member Johnny Scarborough said the objection on the grounds of separation of church and state was not unreasonable, but he could also see the logic of taking the course Bertram suggested.
After more discussion, Scarborough made the motion to rescind the original action.
The board then voted to deny the AWANA request and to form a committee to establish user policy for the community center.
[/li][li] In liaison reports, Brad Hunt said the Beatty General Improvement District would be using the old courthouse and jail building, and that the office it has been using would be moved to the airport for use as a pilot's lounge.
Mary Ball said recent problems with two TV channels did not originate with the Beatty translators, but were equipment problems at Angel Peak. A technician had worked on the it, but one channel was still being received poorly, possibly because a dish there had been weakened by winds.
J. R. Schultz had copies of the Beatty bird brochure, which is back from the printers.
Ball said that she was told that the county needs copies of bids from competitors before they will pay for the town's part of the cost of the brochures. From what Schultz said in the meeting, it appears the winning bidder might have been in charge of seeking the other bids.
[/li][li] Nye County Natural Resources and Federal Facilities Direct Les Bradshaw offered a lengthy report on the county's involvement in the Yucca Mountain Project. Bradshaw gave a broad overview of funding issues and outlined county concerns and needs.
A portion of Bradshaw's discussion covered the possibility of the community taking advantage of any rail system that might be installed to transport nuclear waste to Yucca Mountain, located roughly 20 miles east of Beatty.
He said that the idea was to see what lemonade we could make from the lemon that is transportation.
Bradshaw said Beatty deserves a double gold star due to the federal government's treatment of the community on nuclear issues. The community, Bradshaw reminded everyone in attendance, would not only have to deal with the Yucca Mountain is, but the town is downstream from underground testing contamination, and is the nearest neighbor to low level waste buried at U. S. Ecology.[/I]
