After the installation of a new pedestrian crosswalk in late December, Main Street Fernley is now turning its attention to the installation of a new gazebo at the Main Street Art Park.
Main Street Fernley was awarded a grant last week from the Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development and Nevada Main Street in the amount of $31,488.75 for the installation of a metal art gazebo where the Burning Man gazebo used to be at the Main Street Art Park. Another portion of the grant is to perform engineering analyses (geotechnical, drainage, and grading reports) at the Main Street Art Park to allow continued installation of features there. This will allow the City or an organization like Main Street Fernley to continue the improvements because there are drainage issues that need to be corrected prior to continued improvement in the western portion of the park.
The crosswalk installation across Main St. between Silverlace Blvd. and the Main Street Art Park was finished shortly before Christmas. That was funded by a $16,844.43 grant from Nevada Main Street and Main Street Fernley matched that with $5,028.52 in cash or in-kind contributions for a project total of $21,883.95.
Main Street Fernley President Lowell Patton said the crosswalk allows parking for events at the park to occur at the County and City Administrative centers due to the limited parking at the park itself. The grant paid for the yield markings and signage and the Nevada Department of Transportation donated and installed the striping of the crosswalk itself.
“Now you can safely cross there within the crosswalk,” Patton told the Fernley City Council at its Jan. 7 meeting.
In the second half of 2025, Main Street Fernley utilized Fernley Convention and Tourism Authority funds to put up a billboard between Logan Lane and Interstate 80 and produce an accompanying brochure promoting their “Drive To It – Not Thru It” campaign.
This year, Main Street Fernley is accepting applications for its 2026 Façade Grant Program. The intent is to give a competitive grant of $5,000 to a business downtown and have them match with their own $5,000 to improve the façade of their building. The application and other information about the organization can be found at www.mainstreetfernley.org. The application period closes at the end of February.
The Fernley Downtown Corridor Association, doing business as Main Street Fernley, is a nonprofit organization formed in 2022. It is funded through donations and grants.
“Since we’re not a membership-based organization, we raise our own money through partnerships with businesses, individuals, and other non-profits,” Patton said.
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