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IVCBA assembled the Washoe Tahoe Community Collaborative Summit in April. Officials from Washoe County Human Services Agency met with 40+ local nonprofits, educators, churches, and service clubs to examine complex issues facing our community. We organized a follow-up meeting focused on the housing issue in October.

It was really gratifying to see our local leadership come together. These big issues facing the community, there is no longer a ‘they’ at Washoe County. Now it is a collective ‘us’ that will try to address these greater issues.

IVCBA was accepted into Nevada Main Street at the “Exploring” level. This allows us to establish core committees to address revitalization and redevelopment in Incline Village. Washoe County Board of Commissioners provided funding of $25,000 to hire staff to run the Main Street program.

An impactful group of key agencies and businesses organized a partnership to address the housing issues in Washoe Tahoe. Tahoe Prosperity Center is the lead agency, and IVCBA is a partner. Action plans were built based on the housing study last year.

In 2022 we introduced a new Community Program, Inclined to Meet. Here, our community residents can learn about a specific community issue from a knowledgeable speaker or panel.

Inclined to Meet provides an orderly and professional platform for in-person meetings about community issues. We are gratified to see so many people participate in a positive way in a space where all viewpoints are valued.

– Linda Offerdahl

We are working with Nevada Department of Transportation to update the community signs at each end of town. It includes twelve local church and service clubs. NDOT will be installing the new signs after the snow melts.

In 2022, we took responsibility for the Highway 431/28 roundabout maintenance, redevelopment, and beautification through public art bronze animal statues. Incline Property Management donated their time to clean up the roundabout.