Pershing County meeting summaries, agendas, and minutes

Pershing County Commission to take up $103,359.75 courthouse landscaping bid

Pershing County commissioners are scheduled to consider a $103,359.75 bid from Green Scene Landscaping for courthouse lawn and irrigation work, along with a $386,079.00 WIC budget and a solar project permit, according to the agenda for the Oct. 21 meeting. The record provided contains agendas only; minutes have not been published, so no votes, approvals or final outcomes are confirmed.

Pershing County Commission — Oct. 21

The agenda lists the following items for the Board of Commissioners:

• **Courthouse landscaping:** Approval of a $103,359.75 bid from Green Scene Landscaping for courthouse lawn and irrigation work.
• **WIC budget:** A request for approval of the FY 2027 WIC Budget in the amount of $386,079.00.
• **Solar permit:** A Special Use Permit application from Aurora Solar, LLC in the Mill City area.
• **Opioid settlement:** An Albertsons Opioid Litigation Settlement participation form for $38,719.52.
• **County manager ordinance:** First reading of Ordinance No. 360, which would establish the Office of Pershing County Manager.

Because the agenda is the only document available, these are items scheduled for consideration, not decisions. The landscaping figure is a bid amount listed for approval, the WIC figure is a proposed program budget, and the opioid settlement figure is the amount named on a participation form — none of these are confirmed payments or adopted budgets in the record provided. A first reading of an ordinance is an early step; the agenda does not indicate any further action.

Library Board of Trustees — Oct. 22

The Pershing County Library Board of Trustees is scheduled to meet the following day. Agenda items are:

• Selection of a winner for a library card submission contest.
• Review of the FY27 three-month budget report.
• Discussion and planning for the 2027-2031 strategic plan.

The budget report is listed for review, and the strategic plan item is listed for discussion and planning. The agenda does not indicate that either item involves a vote.

What the records do not show

Both meetings are documented by agenda only. No minutes, vote tallies or outcomes were available at the time of this roundup, so this article does not report any result.

The records also contain a second entry for the Pershing County Commission dated Oct. 21 whose text consists of general website navigation, news archives and public notices, with no meeting agenda. That entry adds no information about the meeting and is noted here as a limitation of the source material rather than as evidence about what the commission did or did not take up.

Coming up

The records provided list no upcoming meetings in Pershing County for the next 14 days. An empty list is not evidence that nothing is scheduled; residents who want to attend or comment should check the county's official meeting postings for agendas and any changes in date, time or location.

All items described here trace to the agendas summarized above. Readers should consult the official agendas and, once published, the minutes for the authoritative record.

Pershing County Commission to weigh Assessor appointment and $20,000 Imlay sewer request; Planning Commission takes up 80 MW solar project

Pershing County commissioners were scheduled to declare a vacancy in the Assessor's office, consider an appointment to fill it, and weigh two spending requests at their Oct. 7, 2026 meeting. The same evening, the Pershing County Regional Planning Commission was set to hold a public hearing on a proposed 80-megawatt solar facility on about 644 acres near Mill City.

Agendas for both meetings were posted. Minutes had not been published in the records provided as of Oct. 19, so no decisions, outcomes, or vote tallies can be reported.

Assessor vacancy and appointment

The Commission agenda listed a declaration of vacancy in the Assessor's office following Laureen Basso-Cerini's resignation, effective October 2, 2026. Commissioners were also scheduled to consider appointing Jennifer Hill to fill the term and to set the salary under NRS 243.043.

Spending requests before the Commission

• **Imlay Sewer Co-op:** an emergency request for $20,000.00 to repair the sewer system.
• **Sheriff's office:** Sheriff Jerry Allen requested $9,590.93 in LATCF contingency funds to upfit a command center trailer.
• **OPEB actuarial work:** the Auditor-Recorder sought approval of a MacLeod Watts engagement letter for an OPEB actuarial valuation (GASB 75), at $9,100.00 in FY27 and $4,650.00 in FY28, for a total of $13,750.
• **Property correction:** an Assessor correction to APN# 007-241-77, T Permit#22-06-04, for an 80 x 150 metal building that escaped taxation in FY 23-24, 24-26, 25-26 and 26-27.

The agenda also listed department reports, a BLM update, and a closed litigation session. The meeting was scheduled at the courthouse in Lovelock.

Planning Commission: Alpha Solar Project

The Regional Planning Commission meeting was set for 5:30 pm at the Pershing County Courthouse in Lovelock. The main item was a public hearing and possible action on a Special Use Permit request from Aurora Solar, LLC for the proposed Alpha Solar Project — an approximately 80 MW photovoltaic solar facility that may include a battery energy storage system, on about 644 acres.

The project parcels are APNs 008-070-18, 008-680-03, and 008-070-19, zoned Agriculture-Mining-Recreation (AMR), located about 1 mile east of Tungsten Road and just north of the Dun Glen Substation in the Mill City area. The Commission may recommend approval or denial.

The agenda also included approval of the September 2, 2026 meeting minutes. Public comment was allowed at two points, limited to about 3 minutes per person, with participation available via Zoom. The next Planning Commission meeting is scheduled for November 4, 2026.

What the record does not show

A separate Pershing County website page for the October 7 Commission meeting contained site navigation, a news list, and an emergency-alert sign-up, but no agenda items. No minutes for either October 7 meeting appear in the records provided. Nothing in this report should be read as a decision by either body.

Coming up

• **October 21 — Pershing County Commission.** No meeting agenda was included in the records provided.
• **October 22 — Pershing County Library Board of Trustees.** The board is scheduled to select a winner for a library card submission contest, review a three-month FY27 budget report, and discuss planning for the 2027-2031 strategic plan.

Pershing County agendas: Assessor vacancy, $20,000.00 Imlay sewer request, 80 MW solar hearing — no minutes yet

Pershing County commissioners and the county's Regional Planning Commission both met Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at the Pershing County Courthouse in Lovelock. The posted agendas covered a vacancy in the Assessor's office, a $20,000.00 emergency request for the Imlay Sewer Co-op, and a public hearing on an approximately 80-megawatt solar project near Mill City.

No minutes have been published for either meeting. The records supplied here are agenda-only, so they do not establish what was decided, what was approved or denied, or any vote tallies. Everything below is what the agendas listed for consideration.

Assessor vacancy and appointment

The Commission agenda listed a declaration of a vacancy in the Assessor's office following Laureen Basso-Cerini's resignation, stated as effective October 2, 2026. The agenda also listed a possible appointment of Jennifer Hill to fill the term and salary-setting under NRS 243.043.

Imlay sewer and Sheriff requests

Commissioners were scheduled to consider a $20,000.00 emergency funding request from the Imlay Sewer Co-op to repair the sewer system.

Separately, Sheriff Jerry Allen requested $9,590.93 in LATCF contingency funds to upfit a command center trailer.

Other commission agenda items

The Auditor-Recorder sought approval of a MacLeod Watts engagement letter for an OPEB actuarial valuation under GASB 75, at $9,100.00 in FY27 and $4,650.00 in FY28, for a total of $13,750.

The Assessor listed a correction to APN# 007-241-77: T Permit#22-06-04, for an 80 x 150 metal building that the agenda states escaped taxation in FY 23-24, 24-26, 25-26 and 26-27.

The agenda also included department reports, a BLM update, and a closed litigation session.

80 MW solar project near Mill City

The Regional Planning Commission met at 5:30 pm on October 7, 2026, with a public hearing on a Special Use Permit request from Aurora Solar, LLC for the proposed Alpha Solar Project. The agenda describes it as an approximately 80 MW photovoltaic solar facility with a possible battery energy storage system (BESS) on about 644 acres.

The listed parcels are APNs 008-070-18, 008-680-03, and 008-070-19, zoned Agriculture-Mining-Recreation (AMR), located about 1 mile east of Tungsten Road and just north of the Dun Glen Substation in the Mill City area.

The Commission may recommend approval or denial, according to the agenda. Public comment was allowed at two points, limited to about 3 minutes per person, with participation available via Zoom. The agenda also listed approval of the September 2, 2026 meeting minutes.

A separate record with no agenda items

A second supplied record for the same October 7, 2026 County Commission date is the county website page for that meeting rather than the agenda itself. It contains site navigation, a news list, and an emergency-alert sign-up, and no items the Commission was scheduled to decide or discuss. No substantive agenda items can be reported from that record.

Coming up

No upcoming meetings are listed in the supplied data for the next 14 days. The Planning Commission's October 7 agenda notes its next meeting as November 4, 2026, which falls outside that window. Readers should check the county's official postings for agendas and for minutes from the October 7 meetings, which are the authoritative records of any action taken.

Pershing County Commission agenda includes county manager office, data center ban

The Pershing County Board of Commissioners met Aug. 5 with a full agenda that included a public hearing on creating a county manager position, a proposed ban on new data centers, and a $500,000 budget transfer. Minutes from the meeting have not yet been published, so no official decisions are recorded.

County manager office

The board held a public hearing on proposed Ordinance No. 359, which would add a chapter to the county code establishing the office of the Pershing County Manager. The ordinance was listed as a proposed action, with no vote recorded in the agenda.

Data center ban

Commissioners also considered a proposed ordinance to impose a total ban on new data center permits and operations in Pershing County. The item was on the agenda for discussion and possible action, but no outcome is available.

Health services agreement

An occupational health services agreement between Pershing County and Pershing General Hospital/Pershing Physicians Center was up for approval. The agenda lists it as a routine approval item.

Pipeline support letter

The board considered approving a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) supporting the Great Basin Gas Transmission Company 2028 Expansion Project. The letter would express county support for the pipeline expansion.

Budget transfer

A proposed action would revert $500,000 from the Assessor’s Technology Fund to the County General Fund. The exact purpose of the transfer is not detailed in the agenda.

Other meetings

The Pershing County Regional Planning Commission’s regular meeting scheduled for Aug. 5 was canceled because no items were submitted. Its next meeting is set for Sept. 2.

A separate agenda entry for the Aug. 5 commission meeting contained only website navigation and news feed text, with no specific agenda items.

Coming up

No meetings are scheduled in the next 14 days. The next known meeting is the Pershing County Regional Planning Commission on Sept. 2, 2026.