The funds will be used for the acquisition of property adjacent to the Guest House, renovating an existing structure and providing up to 12 additional client beds.

The Reno City Council made assisting veterans a priority in the City’s fiscal year 2010/2011 Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Action Plan.

The Veterans Guest House, a 501(c)3 organization located at the corner of Locust and Taylor Streets, was founded in 1994 as “home away from home” for U.S. military service veterans receiving medical treatment at the VA Hospital and for families of veterans who are receiving care at facilities in the Reno/Sparks area. For a number of years the Veterans Guest House desired to expand its existing facility in order to better meet the housing needs of the veterans and their families. Many of the clients served have limited financial means to meet their housing needs while receiving care and need to be close to the hospital to access treatment or assist and support their family members. The Guest House’s policy is that no qualified veteran is turned away.

The CDBG Program provides annual direct grants to communities that can be used to expand affordable housing and economic opportunities, to revitalize neighborhoods, and/or to improve community facilities and services, principally for the benefit of low to moderate income individuals.

The City of Reno receives annual CDBG allocation from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Sidewalk improvements in the Linden-Grove area, the Oliver-Montello Neighborhood Revitalization, numerous pedestrian ramps within our community, and the West Street Market are just some examples of beneficial projects that were funded with the assistance of the CDBG Program.

For more information about Reno’s CDBG Program visit www.reno.gov, select “Government”, then “City Manager’s Office”, and “Community Resources.”

Providing a sweeping schedule allows residents to remove parked vehicles from the street on their scheduled sweeping day. Removal of vehicles from the street is not required but it does provide residents an opportunity to move them and improve the cleanliness of their neighborhood.

The Street Sweeping Program will function on a seasonal basis from April through October. Routes will be swept between 6:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Holidays will be handled by having the routes swept on the next working day. All routes have been coordinated with Waste Management to avoid having garbage and recycle pick up occurring the same day as sweeping for the individual neighborhoods.

The City of Reno performs street sweeping though its Public Works Department and is required through Air Quality standards to sweep every street at least once per month. There are four separate sweeping operations performed throughout the year:

• Routine Sweeping: General debris removal and cleaning of streets on a monthly rotational cycle.
• Leaf Sweeping: Removal of leaves and other debris in the late Fall of each year.
• Winter Sweeping: Removal of sand/salt material and other debris from roadways after snow events.
• Special Event/Accident Sweeping: Occasional sweeping of parade routes and special events as well as specific calls for service to sweep up after accidents for safety purposes.

The City of Reno Public Works Department is dedicated to providing Reno residents with safe, clean streets. For more information about the City of Reno’s Street Sweeping Program, schedule and route map visit www.reno.gov, click on the “Quick Links” drop-down menu and select “Street Sweeping.”