Take care of the Truckee river, first. I would like to see the park system expanded, and more natural meanders rebuilt in the river. It should be carefully modified such that it has much more water carrying capacity and can handle floods better - in a natural way. Things like marshes and natural stream meanders, including ox-bows, help with floods. Also increases wildlife. The Truckee should be considered the "Central Park of Reno". I also like the idea of revitalizing downtown by making it a walk-able area. I like the idea of combining this with whatever brings high-tech companies to downtown. I wish that Fourth street didn't have the industrial blight. I don't mind the seedy vibe it has - that can stay - it's a reflecting of Reno's past. But the industrial yards with giant tire piles and scrap metal are an eyesore. If those could get rezoned in to commercial and residential that would be great.

I think it would benefit this region to proactively identify growth areas, contemplate necessary costs to realize development in those areas, and work to prioritize approval of projects in that maximize existing and planned infrastructure investments.

All streets in the sun valley area need to be paved. Strict enforced rules concerning dead autos and other garbage on properties. Garbage brings more garbage and seems to have drugs conected to such properties

Very concerned about access to mental health and homelessness. It's an epidemic and a shame on our area that we cannot care for those less fortunate.

Towns that do not grow, die. Simple as that. Though I love the small town feel of our area I realize the we need to continue to grow. We should be friendly and as accommodating as possible to developers that are bringing new businesses, jobs, and living areas to our region.

Growth should be planned with the people in mind not the profit companies can make on the backs of the citizens. Liveable salaries affordable housing good schools in every area parks recreation concern for seniors affordable healthcare jobs skill training green spaces more than 5 feet between houses etc etc etc

If businesses wish to relocate here, they need to be held accountable for their use of the employees they employ in regards to the environment, schools, and the effect they have on our area, and pay a fair share of taxes that go with supporting their businesses, they still need police protection, water and sewer use, they need their roads plowed from snow etc. and not given an automatic exemption of taxes just because they locate their businesses here in our area.

Infilling should be utalized, and filling the empty buildings or repurposing the space, wish there were more parks in established areas

I am concerned about suburban sprawl. Maintaining open spaces is vitally important to the health and wellbeing of the individuals who live within an area. It is also important to the health of the environment.

I am one of the many individuals who work in the Tahoe Basin but am unable to afford the high rent prices in the area and had to move to Reno.

Stop taking contractor money. Listen to the residents. Think about where the increased demand for water will come from. We live in this area because it is semi-rural and lacks all the inconvinces of a densely populated area.

Concerned about housing communities drilling wells in the south Reno/Mt. Rose area-- thanks to draining the water table, residents like my parents have had to re-drill costing them a lot of money. I think communities need to be regulated or required to pipe tap water instead of drilling wells.

Encourage growth; however, should your entity have any say, keeping property taxes in check (continued cap on upside appreciation of taxes), avoiding mello-roose, and other affordability squashing expenses are a must for keeping our area both attractive and as affordable as possible.

Need to make the skate park in Sun Valley a water park for dogs people to walk around, picnic etc. then move the skate park to a better location near the same place but out of a pit so it wouldn't flood again. Sun Valley gets left out of most things because it is a landing place for a lot of "idiots".. and yes I was putting that nicely. However, if we could spruce it up and make it really nice more people would move to this area and hopefully outnumber the "idiots". Just sayin'

The increase of cost of housing in our area is hurting scores of locals. People are taking advantage of the market and forcing renters to pay with nothing in return.

Maintaining open space is critical to keeping our area beautiful. The outdoors is gorgeous and people love it. I do not want to see housing creeping up our mountainsides and taking away the essence of where we live and why we live here

We need to work with new growth to make sure it succeeds. Get to know who is moving to our area and how we can form a union with the new people to make everyone's life good.

We should always set aside large open spaces for parks, walking/bike trails and other outdoor recreational activities. This is what our area have been blessesd with and should preserve for everyone to enjoy.

Better, affordable senior housing; improved public transportation(RTC); quality of life; better traffic patterns(congestion) For the most part, I think area government is pro-active with most community concerns

riparian area restoration

If we can get more jobs and stimulate our economy as well as our education, I'm all for it, even if it does mean more traffic in our area.

Long term water plan has to be addressed before more homes are built. Stop implementing new taxes on gasoline, entertainment, etc.. Las Vegas gas on average is 50 cents a gallon lower than Washoe county, ridiculous. Quit raising existing homeowners monthly expenses, like sewer, to pay for new developments. Ensure main veins of traffic are in place BEFORE building homes. Traffic on 395 N & S to Cold Springs is at a crawl during commuting hours contributing to numerous accidents. Same with spaghetti bowl, terrible road plans. Address homeless situation. Recent flooding brought the river dwellers to attention, why allow them to set up camps on what should be family use areas, Zero tolerance. Clean up bad neighborhoods, hold slum lords responsible for who their tenants are & condition of their buildings. A sweep for illegals should be done in Washoe county. We have tolerated employers hiring people without legal status for too long. Maintain "Little City" feel while growing big.

Follow through with projects. When you see urban blight, do something about making them clean it up. Some of Reno older and used to be areas are falling victim to this. Growth is good!

You need to bring Regional Banks into the area with the understanding that they will finance LOCAL Developers and Builders on housing projects. The current housing shortage was predicted BEFORE the Tesla deal was signed - it's inexcusable. The local builders who stayed and raised their families in Northern Nevada deserve to have FIRST BIDS on schools, housing and roads, not to mention the opportunity to purchase long term County-held water rights.

I would love to see a Green Waste container along with our recycle and regular trash containers. The green waste (yard clippings and food scraps) should go into a compost area rather than the regular landfill.