This letter was sent to the Lyon County Board of Commissioners for the upcoming Jan. 2nd 2014 meeting in regards to the Master Plan and Zoning Change requested by Comstock Mining Inc. Dear Lyon County Commissioners,             Dec. 23, 2013 I have lived and worked in Nevada for nearly three decades, and my

On Nov. 12th Comstock Mining asked Lyon County Planners for a continuance on their Master Plan and Zoning Change application for the Dayton Consolidated Mill site properties in Silver City. Silver City residents filled the room at the Lyon County commission ready to present their opposition to the proposed application for a Lyon County Master

Comstock Mining is pursuing a Master Plan and Zoning Change at the Dayton Consolidated Mill site at the south end of Silver City, across from the “Y” at the junction of 341 and 342. You may or may not be aware that this same situation, i.e a proposal to change zoning and the Master Plan

Lyon County’s Planning Commissioners face a tough decision at their Nov. 12 meeting in Yerington. That’s when Comstock Mining Inc., actively mining in Storey County, asks county planners for a master plan amendment and zone change so they can mine in long-time, residential-zoned sites around Silver City. Despite residents’ objections, on Oct. 8, the PlanCom

On August 12, 2013, Comstock Mining Inc. submitted an application for a Master Plan and zoning change to the Lyon County Planning Department. They also provided a copy of these applications to the Silver City Advisory Board. The master plan and zoning changes requested at the Dayton Consolidated would allow pit mining within Silver City

COMSTOCK RESIDENTS IN SILVER CITY DRAW A LINE IN THE SAND – Town Advisory Board Rejects Comstock Mining Zoning Applications   Silver City, NV Sept. 5, 2013 —In an atmosphere of raucous Town Hall democracy, the Silver City Town Advisory Board this week heard from both sides of the contentious issue of proposed zoning changes

The Comstock Flea Market is becoming a Memorial Day Weekend tradition at the Silver City Park, and this year’s edition on Saturday and Sunday may have been the most productive yet in the effort to protect the Virginia City National Historic Landmark. Final totals haven’t been calculated yet, but several thousand dollars were paid for

The Comstock Residents Association conducted a workshop session at Preserve Nevada’s annual symposium on historic preservation issues in Nevada in Las Vegas, NV on December 1, 2012.  CRA lead a discussion on preservation and protection of the approximately 17,000 acres of pristine cultural landscape of the Virginia City National Historic Landmark (VCNHL). The symposium is