WINNEMUCCA — The unavailability of funds for a roundabout have the Winnemucca City Council and Nevada Department of Transportation taking a closer look at installing a traffic light at the Bridge and Haskell St. intersection.

Kevin Lee, NDOT District Engineer, was before the city council on Tuesday (May 1) to talk over the issues.  Although statistics provided to the city concluded roundabouts reduced traffic accidents and were safer for pedestrians, the possibility of a roundabout was not warmly received by the public.

WINNEMUCCA — Discussions between the City of Winnemucca and the State of Nevada on the Bridge & Haskell Streets intersection have stalled once again as the Department of Transportation has acknowledged funds won't be available to construct a roundabout there anytime soon.

The issue was once again on the table at the Tuesday (April 17) meeting of the Winnemucca City Council. No action could be taken because the issue was not on the agenda, but the council requested the issue be placed on the next agenda.

WINNEMUCCA —The City of Winnemucca is notifying residents of an overnight scheduled disruption of water service to approximately 400 residents and businesses beginning April 24 at about 8 p.m. through April 25 at 6 a.m.

The affected area will be Haskell St. to Winnemucca Blvd. and East Winnemucca Blvd. to the Sports Complex. The city is installing five valve clusters in various locations to better isolate future disruptions.

WINNEMUCCA — The Winnemucca City Council sat down recently and discussed the direction they planned to take for the 2012-2013 fiscal year.

There were back burner projects, front burner projects, and issues they may face due to state and federal mandates.