The Arlington Square Ice Rink will get $106,255 of city redevelopment funds for the 2010-2011 season after the Board of Supervisors gave the program the OK on Thursday morning.
The supervisors also added a 5 percent contingency budget for the ice rink, worth about $5,300.
Carson City Parks and Recreation Director Roger Moellendorf said the city may have the option to purchase the ice skating rink equipment at the end of the season for an additional $24,000. The city also would need to buy its own ice skates, which could add another $13,000.
The board voted 4-1 in favor of the ice rink, which sought funding through the general fund two weeks ago. It starts next month and will last through January.
Supervisor Pete Livermore voted no.
"I have nothing against skaters ... but I'm not going to support this because I believe it's too open ended," Livermore said, citing the contingency fund as a reason.
Moellendorf said active members of the military and their families would get a discount at the ice rink, which is in its third year of operation.
The Board of Supervisors also approved $22,500 from city redevelopment funds for the Carson City Convention & Visitor's Bureau's Ghost Walk and Friends in Low Places cemetery tour, which begins tonight at the Lone Mountain Cemetery.
While it doesn't take place in a redevelopment district, supervisors said events like the Ghost Walk attract people to redevelopment districts.
"We always subsidize because we feel it has a value to our community," said Supervisor Robin Williamson.
The supervisors also approved $5,000 for the Capital City Arts Initiative and $2,500 for the Peanutcracker, a shorter, kid-friendly version of the Nutcracker, performed by the Sierra Nevada Ballet, which Artistic Director Rosine Bena said will be performed at two Carson City schools this year.
Other items discussed and considered by the Board of Supervisors on Thursday:
• The Supervisors approved a new five-year collective bargaining agreement for Carson City Sheriff's Office lieutenants and captains. The item was discussed during a closed door session of Thursday's meeting.
• Mayor Bob Crowell proclaimed October to be Red Ribbon Drug Prevention Awareness Month in Carson City. Red wrist bands that say "Drug Abuse Is Life Abuse" were distributed.
• Supervisors agreed to have Crowell sign a letter in support of the U.S. Forest Service purchasing 320 acres in the Carson Range under the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act.
• They also approved $495,175 from a specified maintenance fund to upgrade Carson City's radio network to comply with new federal guidelines that call for new digital technologies.
• Thursday also marked the potential last meeting for either Supervisors Pete Livermore or Robin Williamson, who are facing off in the District 40 state Assembly race.
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