Connection fees boosted by board

Carson City utility connection fees were raised during Thursday action at a city governing board meeting cut short to honor slain Sheriff’s Deputy Carl Howell.The Board of Supervisors handled the fees hike and a few other routine but necessary agenda items in 33 minutes before the mayor and four supervisors left. They did so to join a procession starting at the Sheriff’s office, heading up Carson Street and on to the Reno Events Center where there were services for the deputy killed