The Fernley City Council at its April 1 meeting approved a $100,000 grant application to the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) to help fund the mayor’s proposed fishing pond park off of Farm District Road.
The city is seeking the grant through NDOW’s Wildlife Heritage Program, which provides funding for projects that benefit Nevada wildlife. The proposed fishing pond park will benefit wildlife by supporting trout, sport fish, geese, ducks and others, according to the city staff report.
In a March 26 budget planning session, Michele Rambo, planning director, requested $500,000 in funding to complete Phase I of the park project in the 2026–2027 fiscal year, hoping to complete the first phase by next spring.
In that meeting, she said the entire Phase I costs would be about $650,000, with $500,000 coming from the city budget next year, about $72,000 in savings from the already allocated $100,000 for the park’s design, and $100,000 from the NDOW grant.
There would also be an unknown amount of volunteer time, materials and equipment by the local construction community to help lower costs, she said.
The first phase of the project would consist of creation of the pond, a parking area, walkways to get to the pond and restrooms, Rambo said.
The preliminary design submitted to NDOW for the park shows the completed park with several horseshoe pits, pickleball courts, tennis courts, basketball courts, beach volleyball courts, a section for archery, a picnic/party pavilion, restrooms, a small park and 132 parking spaces.
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