Churchill County invites the public to the dedication and grand reopening of the former Frazzini Furniture building at 270 South Maine Street on September 5 from 3 to 5 p.m. The building will be the new home to Churchill County’s Social Services and Public Works, Planning & Building departments.
Formal remarks, with tours of the remodeled space and refreshments, are all scheduled for the afternoon.
Churchill County purchased the Frazzini Building in 2023, and the county’s facilities team remodeled it to better serve the public as a one-stop shop for all planning, land use, building, and zoning needs.
Randy Hines, the county’s public works director, explains: “With the move to 270 S. Maine Street, Churchill County will be adding the Building Department to the Public Works and Planning Department. This will provide a one-stop shop for contractors and the public to get business licenses, temporary use permits, special use permits, zoning reviews, and building permits, along with information regarding land use and zoning.”
He added that with the larger, combined staff in the Frazzini building, someone will always be available to answer questions at the desk.
Public Works, Planning, and Building moves into its new space on August 23, so the department will be closed that afternoon from noon to 5 p.m. It reopens on Monday, August 26, at 8 a.m. in Suite A at its new location downtown.
County Social Services moves into its new space on September 6 and 9 and will be closed on both days as staff settles in. The department will reopen on September 10 at 8 a.m. in Suite B.
In the coming months, the basement of the Frazzini building will become the new home to the Churchill County Rural Public Health Laboratory, which is currently located at 485 West B Street.
“With the Churchill County Rural Health Lab being part of Social Services, having that function downstairs in the lower level provides for synergy within the department. In addition, when the Central Nevada Health District moves next door to us, having the lab essentially co-located there will be greatly advantageous to all who use those facilities and will offer the ability to grow in the future,” said Shannon Ernst, Social Services Director.
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