Pahrum general
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2/24/2006
No zoning, no hospital, Walmart but no Home Depot, Fire department covers only 4.5 mile circle in center of valley rest of us NFPA zone 10, or on our own due to response time so if neighbors house burns yours might also. On the good side a hospital is almost built, however has no water or sewer service despite a judicial order for it to be supplied by the private untility that is in financial trouble and may be delayed yet again perhaps six months to a year. County services improving slowly with time, road paving and water control greatly improved over last 10 years. City, unincorporated, having usual growing pains with the fifth attempt at incorporation, other four defeated, as south end of valley is becoming Las Vegas bedroom community with several thousand new homes approved for constuction and one 777 unit currently under construction. New construction making it difficult to obtain repairs but situtation greatly improved over last year or so. Town has no industy of note, somewhat mixed with horse ranchs next to welding shops next to houses, businesses rather scattered with 100 mile plus day just to do shoping improving with recent commercial development. Overall things on the upswing despite fits and stumbles.
robert | Pahrump, NV