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Elko County water-plan update: demographics, mission statement review delayed; informal working group approved

5692835 ยท July 28, 2025

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Summary

The Natural Resource Management Commission reviewed demographic data for plan appendices, debated placing a mission statement into the updated water plan and voted to postpone final action to the next meeting to allow review, and agreed to form an informal three-person working group to speed drafting rather than a formal subcommittee.

Commissioners discussed the Elko County water-plan update, including demographic tables, the placement and wording of a mission statement, and options for an informal working group to accelerate drafting. Why it matters: the mission statement will guide plan content and become a reference point for judging whether draft plan elements meet stated objectives; demographic and economic data will be used across plan appendices. Curtis (county staff) presented demographic material linked to data sources and said census-tract breakdowns are available and can be added to separate appendices for specific plans. Commissioner Zach said he drafted a revised mission statement and recommended it be treated as a guiding tool; other commissioners requested time to review wording. A motion to "lay this on the table till next meeting" to allow review passed by voice vote with no recorded opposition. On the process, staff advised that a formally constituted subcommittee would be subject to open-meeting-law rules and that an informal working group of up to three people exchanging drafts would be faster; commissioners agreed and asked staff to coordinate interest via email. Commissioners also approved Commissioner Wesley Creel to represent the committee at an October off-road/OHV summit roundtable titled "Shaping Elko County outdoor spaces: how local and federal plans work together." Meeting minutes from June 30 were approved by voice vote. Recorded actions: the commission postponed action on the mission statement until the next meeting and authorized staff to solicit volunteers for an informal working group; it also approved representation for the October roundtable. No plan text was adopted at the meeting.