The Aug. 11, 2021, R-C Morning Report

Genoa, Nev. — Planning commissioners spent the better part of six hours working through ordinance changes, with more than half that time working on the rules for county growth. That generated a lot of discussion, but not a specific recommendation. I would recommend anyone interested in the topic review the video at www.douglascountynv.gov and clicking "watch board meetings."

Planning commissioners did recommend a proposed golf course ordinance that would require a maintenance plan should one close and the vacation home rentals ordinance changes prompted by a federal court injunction.

Douglas High School’s culinary arts room renovations will be cooking with gas after school board trustees approved a $175,420 renovation for the kitchen. While bids varied wildly, the winner came in under the estimated $180,000 cost of the project.

The northern breeze into the Valley on Tuesday afternoon brought a lot of smoke prompting a decrease in air quality, but it seemed to clear up by midnight. This morning it’s on the lower end of moderate at the Gardnerville Ranchos Aspen Park monitor but expect it to get worse during the day.

The cost of fighting the Tamarack Fire hit $30 million, according to this morning’s situation report. It’s not growing and remains 80 percent contained. The northeastern flank of the Dixie Fire burned another 12 square miles since the last report and is at 766 square miles, an area larger than all of Douglas County.

Today we’re looking at a forecast of 97 degrees under smoky skies after 11 a.m. as the breeze picks up out of the northeast at 5-10 mph. The highs will be stuck in the upper 90s through Sunday, with some slight cooling next week.

Kurt Hildebrand is editor of The Record-Courier. Reach him at khildebrand@recordcourier.com