Carson City has many things to celebrate. We are a close knit community, surrounded by breathtaking beauty. We have always been relatively stable because as a capital city the majority of us are municipal workers and public servants. In our more innocent days we marketed ourselves as the nation's smallest capital. Today, however, we may be in a better position to borrow our big sister's tagline as the "Biggest Little City in the World," but Reno wouldn't have that! And the point is we are, in this day and age, earning "city" status. A quiet sophistication is emerging. We are neither "small" nor "little" and with that comes decline and prosperity.
As an elected official, it is my responsibility to safeguard citizen services and forward citizen expectations. A fine balance between dealing with today's challenges in a way that does not compromise tomorrows dreams is my number one priority.
Arts and culture offer ways for our community to celebrate its true self, and at the same time, yes at the SAME time, improve economics, improve safety, reduce crime and create a better community. Thoughtful direct focus on nurturing the arts and cultural community of Carson City is an approach in prevention and investment.
We are growing, and with that comes "grown up" challenges. My commitment for the remainder of my term as supervisor will be to guide our community in a way that focuses on today's issues and at the same time anchors our greatest assets within the fabric of government structure.
Currently my office is working directly with the Carson City Arts and Culture Coalition, CCACC, (a 40 plus arts and culture umbrella organization representing thousands of community supporters) to form an arts and culture commission, whose function would be to find ways to provide space and infrastructure within Carson City to support this asset and make it accessible to residents and visitors alike. And most importantly ... foster its economic vitality and leverage that on behalf of Carson City's business community. Arts and culture are economic engines.
I invite you to join me in this effort, become a part of the CCACC! Visit them on line at www.carsoncityarts.org or call my office directly at 775-887-2101.
Sincerely,
Pete Livermore
Carson City Board of Supervisors
