A line of interested property owners questioned the Pahrump Regional Planning Commission for more than three hours Monday, but chairman Mark Kimball said his board is expected to make a recommendation on the zoning map at the regular RPC meeting today at the Bob Ruud Community Center.

Action on the zoning map was added to an amended agenda for the regular meeting at 6 p.m. today. Nye County Commissioners are scheduled to consider the map next Wednesday.

Residents often pointed to neighboring property as reason their property should be rezoned during Monday's testimony. Some property owners referred to the colors of the zoning on the map.

"Do I need to be concerned I'm still yellow?" said Phil Rogers, owner of Dog House Repair, 1371 W. Basin Ave., "To me it sounds like it's going to be a problem repairing Volkswagons and building engines like I have the past 12 years."

Tricia Warburton said property next to her home at 441 2T Ranch Rd., was colored dark orange, for mixed use. She wanted the same designation for her property.

But when told she would have to apply to rezone her property, Warburton asked what it would cost. Nye County Assistant Planning Director Cheryl Beeman said the cost of a rezoning application is $550 plus $25 per acre. "That's what I thought, quite expensive. Why can't it be done on this zoning?" said Warburton.

Gail Angle, 2840 S. Mariposa Ave., is a resident in one of the areas that is being studied for further review. But RPC members couldn't give any time lines when that review would be completed.

Like some business owners who previously testified, Paul Enck, owner of Enck's Auto Repair, 1820 W. Mesquite Ave., plans to expand, but the adjoining property where he planned the expansion is zoned rural estate residential.

While some people talked colors, Carmela Stalker had the initials she wanted, "NC" for neighborhood commercial, for her business D&P Mini-Storage, now zoned rural estates.

"Somewhere in the mix we got lost. We've been there before any of the other businesses in that area," Stalker said.

Horse breeder Lee Brown said researchers noted they spent a few days studying the Pahrump Valley, an amount of time Brown said was way too short. He also blasted the noticing requirements.

"You said you have all this information on the Web site. I'm 65 years old and I'm computer illiterate," Brown said.

La Rhea Eastman said her neighbors didn't receive notice of the rezoning. She wanted to see proof Hogle Ireland consultants sent out notices to over 48,000 property owners.