Candidates answer charges

The last day of early voting for the eleciton is heating up with candidates answering charges against them.

A Gardnerville builder said it appears he had one more master plan amendment than he'd originally thought.

Greg Lynn said Thursday that he remembered an amendment for a parcel located in Minden from public facility to multi-family as a zone change.

"It was an honest mistake," he said. "The town was really pushing it and I was there for the ride. But it was an oversight on my part."

Lynn said last week that he'd only had one master plan amendment in response from Sustainable Growth Committee co-chairwoman Judy Sturgis's claim that he'd had multiple amendments.

Lynn said he purchased the property from the town, which had originally intended it as a maintenance yard.

"I wanted to put a high-end condo project on the site," he said of the May 2, 2002, approval.

After the approval, though, Nevada experienced a difficulty with construction general liability insurance and companies would not insure construction of multiple family units.

"It was an honest oversight," he said. "We were told we needed a zone change and by the time the wheels at the county had finished grinding, it was a master plan amendment."

County commissioner Doug Johnson said attacks by his opponent over his work with dog rescuers to allow them to have more than three dogs are disrespectful to those residents.

"When a constituent comes to me with an issue, it's the most important issue to them," he said. "I try to be respectful and listen to them and if I can help, I will."

Johnson worked with dog enthusiasts after a Johnson Lane Australian shepherd rescuer was cited for having more than three dogs on her property in January 2006, which is the number allowed under Douglas County code.