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A Little Reminder About “Donations” from City Hall

We couldn’t help but smile today when a few speakers during public comment — including some UNR students and a Midtown representative — took to the mic to thank Councilmembers Miguel Martinez, Brandi Anderson, and Devon Reese for their “generous donations” to their organizations.

We couldn’t help but smile today when a few speakers during public comment — including some UNR students and a Midtown representative — took to the mic to thank Councilmembers Miguel Martinez, Brandi Anderson, and Devon Reese for their “generous donations” to their organizations.

Just a gentle reminder: those donations didn’t come from the councilmembers’ personal checkbooks. They came from taxpayer-funded discretionary accounts — meaning, from you.

So maybe next time, a quick “thank you to the residents of Reno” would be a bit more accurate. Just trying to keep the gratitude pointed in the right direction.

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