Nye County seeks grant funds for Round Mountain arena restrooms, concessions
Nye County cleared a major hurdle for Carvers Arena, teeing up a $265,000 federal grant request for new restrooms and a concessions building in Round Mountain.
Nye County moved the Carvers Arena and Recreation Area closer to a long-awaited upgrade on July 14, when it posted a finding of no significant impact for a $328,200 project in Round Mountain. The county now plans to seek $265,000 in Community Development Block Grant money to add working restrooms and a concessions facility at the 40-acre site on 6755 Rodeo Road, APN 010-201-02.
The environmental notice says the existing restroom building is inoperable and unserviceable. The property has never had a concessions facility before. The county’s finding means a separate Environmental Impact Statement is not required under federal NEPA rules.
Nye County plans to request release of the federal funds from HUD Region 9 on or about Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026, and the public comment period runs through Thursday, July 30. The environmental review record can be reviewed electronically or in person during regular county hours, with the county finance office in Pahrump listed as the contact point.
The restroom and concessions work is part of a broader push to keep building out the Carvers site, which has already seen other improvements. The Carvers Trap Range grand opening capped a project funded by a $74,765 Nevada Outdoor Recreation and Infrastructure Grant and $15,500 in in-kind contributions, bringing clay target shooting and RV accommodations to the area in nearly $90,000 worth of upgrades. The Round Mountain High School welding class also built five picnic tables for the arena and recreation area.
County meetings have tracked the project for more than a year. A Feb. 27, 2025 advisory-board minute said the grants administrator and public works utilities supervisor were expected to present in Reno about the restroom and concessions request, and a May 28, 2026 county agenda referenced the Carvers Arena and Development Block Grant and general maintenance needs. In January 2025, a board member described the Carvers arena and recreation center as evolving from the standpoint of a shooting range.
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