Carson City, Nevada

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Carson City is an independent city in the U.S. state of Nevada. The Consolidated Municipality of Carson City is the capital of the State of Nevada. The population was 52,457 at the 2000 census. Carson City is now an independent city and is its own Metropolitan Statistical Area. Like many towns in Nevada, Carson City was founded in the boom days of mining. A center of silver mining, Carson City was the county seat of the former Ormsby County and was named for explorer Kit Carson.

Carson City has the distinction of being the smallest of the 363 Metropolitan Statistical Areas as designated by the United States Census Bureau (as of July 1, 2007).

The largest nearby city to Carson City is Reno, about 30 miles (48 km) to the north. Carson City is one of only two capital cities in the United States that borders another state (Carson City borders California); the other is Trenton, New Jersey (bordering Pennsylvania). Alaska's capital city, Juneau, borders British Columbia, Canada.

[edit] Website evaluation

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[edit] The good

  • There is a place to watch video of the meetings online.
  • There is a place to bid for government contracts with information on current open contracts on their website.[1]
  • The website contains current budget information, along with some financial analysis.[2]
  • There is extensive information available on how to apply for building permits.[3]
  • Website includes an online public records search function, where many documents can be obtained.
  • The Carson City website is, in general, very user friendly and informative.

[edit] The bad

[edit] Lobbying

Main article: Nevada taxpayer-funded lobbying

Carson City has seven registered lobbyists.[4] Carson City Library, which is a subsidiary of Carson City, has one registered lobbyist.[4]


[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ↑ Carson City, Bid Opportunities, October 10, 2008
  2. ↑ Carson City, Budget, October 10, 2008
  3. ↑ Carson City, Building Division, October 10, 2008
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Nevada Legislature - Lobbyist Employer List
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