Growth will fuel public projects

Monday, Jan. 1, 2001 | 10:06 a.m.

Among other things, plans call for construction of seven schools, two libraries, a juvenile services center and a regional dispatch center.

Also on tap are plans to expand the Reno-Sparks Convention Center and to build a downtown Reno events center.

The list of projects is unprecedented, said Washoe County Public Works Director Dave Roundtree.

"I'm confident there hasn't been a public works effort of this size in the past," he said.

On top of the short-term projects, another $1 billion in long-term public works projects has begun with the start of the U.S. Highway 395 freeway bypass in Carson City.

The list also includes Truckee River flood-control work and the last link of a freeway between Reno and Carson City.

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