The Pahrump Town Board conducted a variety of business at its last regularly scheduled meeting, much of it furthering various projects and events around town.

Pahrump Senior Olympics will enjoy the town's support now that the board unanimously approved a proclamation designating Nov. 1 through Nov. 4^th Senior Olympic Days.

The event features competitions in categories from billiards and basketball to football and pistol shooting and will last all four days.

This is the third annual Senior Olympics to be held here, and the committee expects there to be even more participants than the 200-plus seniors that signed up for the event last year.

The board also approved a resolution that formally asks the Nye County Board of Commissioners to accept a letter of agreement for the Indian Road Subdivision development project.

The subdivision is to be located at 5400 E. Turner Blvd.

For its part, the town has agreed to accept $167 per residential unit for fire protection, a lump sum of $20,000 for fire department expenses, and $359 per residential unit for parks, open space, and public facilities in lieu of impact fees.

Vice Chairman John McDonald reminded the board that money from impact fees is very limited in its use and tightly controlled by state legislation.

Chairman Laurayne Murray also pointed out that unit fees, as opposed to impact fees, do not expire.

The Pahrump Valley Fire Rescue Service could soon have two new water pumper tenders and a utility vehicle now that the board approved going forward with the project.

The vehicles will be purchased for an estimated total cost of $534,000.

Part of the funding will come from Payment Equal to Taxes (PETT) funds given to the fire department by the county, to the tune of $375,000.

The remainder will be funded using capital outlay money from the town general fund.

The board's decision was not met without opposition, however.

Concerned citizens Robert Smith and Harley Kulkin both advocated that the town purchase used equipment for far less money.

"This city can not afford new vehicles," Kulkin told the board.

"We don't need something with fancy interiors or fancy chrome wheels," Smith added later.

Prior to voting on the issue, Board Member Dan Sprouse reminded them the vehicles that are currently in a perpetual state of repair or broken down are, in fact, used vehicles.

"We tried that, and it just didn't work," Sprouse said.