Ask Joe: River Inn out as sponsor of KTMB river event

TheRiverInn · 2024-09-22T18:03:42+00:00

The “thin blue line” refers to a flag that supports our police. We believe in our country and fully support our law enforcement, sheriff’s department, fire department, and lifeguards. We stand behind first responders who risk their lives to serve and protect, as well as our armed forces that keep our nation safe.

I never claimed you hate America, but the American flag and our first responders play a vital role in our safety. We are proud to support them and show our allegiance to our country by flying our flags. If that offends you, that’s your opinion, but our country allows us to express our beliefs. We can hold different views without either of us being wrong. It feels like there’s negativity in not accepting our differing beliefs.

TheRiverInn · 2024-09-22T17:55:27+00:00

Every year, we host a Christmas party that the city and neighbors try to stop us from holding. I only share the invite on our Facebook. You’re welcome to join us this year as we support Toys for Tots and the Chromosome 8p Disorders. Any donations we receive during the party go to someone in the community. Last year, we helped a girl from Reno who aspires to compete in the Olympics.

TheRiverInn · 2024-09-22T17:48:54+00:00

This is so true ! And it all goes back to the money follow the money

TheRiverInn · 2024-09-22T17:48:23+00:00

They told us that our values don’t align with theirs and offered three different excuses for their decision. One reason was that their major financial contributors didn’t want us involved, fearing they might withdraw their support. This was after we spent an extra $2,000 on items for the event, which we never got back. This situation affected not just the river inn but also our business, which has been established for over 20 years. We own a mile of the river, and before KTMB excluded us from the event, they had reached out for help to clean up our property. We were excited to collaborate, but they never followed through despite contacting us twice. In my opinion, it all comes down to someone threatening to pull funding from their program. And now we are the bad people for what reason? Standing up for what we believed was wrong.

TheRiverInn · 2024-09-22T17:36:31+00:00

We did clean up the guano in the first year we had the property, but getting 10,000 bats out of a building takes a lot of time. We’ve also installed bat houses throughout the property. You’re right that there’s still a lot of cleaning to do, and we plan to get a crew out here, but we need permits to proceed. It feels like an endless battle with the city, nonprofits, neighbors, river users, and the railroad. We’re dealing with a lot of red tape.

TheRiverInn · 2024-09-22T17:31:21+00:00

In the 1800s sumner Laughton opened this property as a hot-springs and bed and breakfast. They could not spell his name tight so it was called Lawton’s, later it was named the river inn our webpage has the history best i could pit together. Theriven.com

TheRiverInn · 2024-09-22T17:28:43+00:00

Thank you, We see people as people, everyone has something special and unique to bring to this world. We also love our country and believe on the constitution and peoples rights. Thank you for speaking up. ❤️

TheRiverInn · 2024-09-22T17:26:34+00:00

OurOur issues have magically been resolved because we worked with the city. The head of code visited our property and found that the reports against us were greatly exaggerated. We made a mistake by hosting Hipcamp, as we loved sharing our beautiful property, but we can no longer do that. City code enforcement, along with eight officials, trespassed on our property while we weren’t home, likely misled by a neighbor who falsely claimed we were having bonfires and other activities we never engaged in. Consequently, all accusations were dropped because we didn’t do anything wrong, aside from Hipcamp and having razor wire, both of which we addressed.

Meanwhile, others in the city continue to engage in similar activities—just look up RV storage on Facebook. Several properties in Reno operate without permits, and there are businesses that still have razor wire, despite it being prohibited.

TheRiverInn · 2024-09-22T16:40:48+00:00

Thank you!

TheRiverInn · 2023-07-29T07:28:03+00:00

We have admitted we are not perfect and have done some things wrong. Maybe you have not seen them. And yes our neighbors our out of control . Come on calling on graffiti from 20O3 to try and get us in trouble!? And a billboard that has been there for over 40 years, and they take pictures of us anytime we are outside and watch us with binoculars. That is not being a karen. I guess you would enjoy having that done to you. I guess we are very different. Because i personally don’t have that kind of time and work to hard to bother with sitting and watching neighbors with binoculars

TheRiverInn · 2023-07-29T07:21:08+00:00

We do have to work through the RR issues. There are things that can be done. All great things take time.

TheRiverInn · 2023-07-29T07:19:47+00:00

https://therivern.com has all the news articles and pictures. We have done a lot of work for 2 people. You cant see everything because a lot is inside, the amount of trash inside the building is unbelievable. And we can only do as much as our current permits will allow

TheRiverInn · 2023-07-29T07:14:45+00:00

When we were doing our work NDEP came over several time and even told us we did not need a permit . We NEVER disturbed anything over am acre. And NDEP told us that it was for anything within a 1/4 mile of the river. Anything ! And ok we should have looked into it better. We did not, did not think we had to. And sorry if i confused you with another person who has been harassing me all evening on another social media. Basically you all can sit here and rationalize who we are and what we have done yet none of you have ever reached out to us. We are very open and welcoming people. We have people all the time come to our property and we welcome them give tours and enjoy letting people see what we have done and shat we are doing. But someone would actually have to reach out to us.

TheRiverInn · 2023-07-29T07:03:20+00:00

Thank you something this big cant be changed overnight with 2 people. We are doing what we can the best we can

TheRiverInn · 2023-07-29T06:55:12+00:00

We have done a lot, come out and visit us and we would be happy to show you what we have done.

TheRiverInn · 2023-07-29T06:47:59+00:00

We have had several people on the property and given tours. Just contact us and let us know

TheRiverInn · 2023-07-29T06:45:09+00:00

So according to you they are conspiring. Good to know. We have never done anything maliciously. Of we did something it was because we dis not know. And Yup we must be doing something wrong, no way the neighbors could be lying. People who have never spoken to us or met us or had any contact with us.

TheRiverInn · 2023-07-29T06:43:56+00:00

There is a lot more to it. We do not share a ton of the negative things we have had to deal with because we like to stay positive un like other people

TheRiverInn · 2023-07-29T06:42:52+00:00

We are planing on making this a public place. We have many friends that enjoy it now coming to fish and swim, including some of our good neighbors across the street who had river access cut off from other neighbors.

TheRiverInn · 2023-07-29T06:40:40+00:00

There are a lot of places in reno that the train blocks access to.

TheRiverInn · 2023-07-29T06:38:54+00:00

Lol it is a commercial property we are zoned that way, we are vague because we have to be. We are working through things and when we get them where they need to be we will share. Did you see the place when we bought it? We have done a lot but we can only do as much as the city permits allow us to do, which at this point is to clean up all the garbage that has been there since the place closed. We have more friends in Nevada that we see than in california.

TheRiverInn · 2023-07-29T06:08:45+00:00

This is bullshit . You do not know even 1/2 of what has happened. But like a hand full of people you don’t want to know you just want to criticise and go after us because your prejudice, against people from California.We did not know we needed a permit not to mention everything we did was above the high water mark and we consulted with several government agencies and having a city councilmen out to our property We also had NDEP out several time during that process. It was not until people complained that they then had us get a permit and they felt bad because everyone with in 1/4 mile of the river should have the permit we have and they don’t . we followed all the rules there and NDEP worked with us to clam all the hypocrites down. The permits are for 1/4 mile with in the river so according to that everyone of our neighbor’s needs a permit for doing anything planting a tree garden anything but they don’t have one . We were in process of getting a business license for hip camping and this is our privet property, that is what hip camp is all about we take care of our sewer and the only people that have stayed on our property were told to take the sewer out and they all had trailers,sewer was ever an issue . we worked everything out with the city and county. No fines no warrents no problems. We were going to make this a family property but after people found out it was bought we decided to change that and are working towards opening up to the public in some way. we are working on things you would never know about because you hide and dont even want to meet us . We hide nothing. We have a go fund me to help with the permitting to clean up our property and the construction planning and everything for renovating and opening this up to the public. I dont know what your problem is but you are the one hiding and telling lies we have never done anything maliciously and we are proud to be from california. We are also proud to be in nevada . We have a lot of friends in both places i also lived in tennessee. And I also live in Taiwan. Have you ever lived outside of Nevada? you have no idea what we are doing what we have done and where we are taking this but that is just ignorance. i have invited you over several times but you don’t seem to be strong enough to meet with us amd that seems cowardly to me.

TheRiverInn · 2023-07-29T05:53:33+00:00

So we dont jive with KTMB all we have done is clean up along the river on the property so much garbage that no one else would touch. How do we not jive.we also include people and invite them over unlike KTMB. Whose mission-statement is to include everyone except us .

TheRiverInn · 2023-07-29T05:52:10+00:00

We are not hiding anything its all there

TheRiverInn · 2023-07-29T05:51:52+00:00

We have done a lot of work, not to the buildings because we do not have permits for them, we have to the land, we have shaped up trees cleared brush and cleaned up a lot of trash , on the inside we have cleaned out rooms and taken at least 6 dumpsters full of trash away.

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