Bob Jones Interview questions

Bob Jones
Executive Officer, Builder’s Association of Northern Nevada

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What is the reality on the water situation here?	Response: Text Video
When we get down to it and there is a finite amount, do we need to slow down on the building?	Response: Text Video
But do you think we can continue to build at the rate we have?	Response: Text Video
So, you believe we should bring the water to the urban areas because they continue to grow -- which is what they are doing in Las Vegas?	Response: Text Video
But you don't see in any way that we are going to have to slow down in any way?	Response: Text Video
If you take a look at just in general the water in the west -- there is a finite amount and we are growing like crazy...	Response: Text Video
But, Las Vegas has money...	Response: Text Video
You have a plan in mind where you would be able to lease the water rights, because there is so much water going down the river because we only use 6 percent for our area.	Response: Text Video
But doesn't that change the landscape quite a bit if we are not growing anymore, we are just building?	Response: Text Video
The price of water is going to skyrocket I think as time goes by.	Response: Text Video
Is the price stabilization of water rights because TMWA controls so much of it? I do know that they buy up a lot of these water rights and bank them. So when a developer comes in and wants to build something you have to have an allotment of water rights to build. Right?	Response: Text Video
Even with those water rights we have fifteen or twenty years more... and then what we will do?	Response: Text Video
But won't a lot of that be managed more or less not so that you won't want to do it as a business deal but won't a lot of that have federal regulations on it?	Response: Text Video
The regulations will drive the prices up more than the idea that there is a dickering war over it and everybody needs it?	Response: Text Video
What have you seen happen on the price of water over the last 20 years?	Response: Text Video
So we can take more from the river or pipe more in?	Response: Text Video
When you look at the bigger picture of say Las Vegas and their rampant growth I mean overall in the West -- we may be doing okay in this community but overall in the West, some communities do hoard the water.	Response: Text Video
But, the increased costs to consumers is already happening isn't it -- because you have to buy the water rights for them?	Response: Text Video
So now we have to get people to pay for what they use with water meters?	Response: Text Video
For instance when you go out to Spanish Springs and they are having a problem with the groundwater being contaminated and the wells and all the problems out there. How do you overcome that -- are you just going to pipe in water?	Response: Text Video
So you think the overall health, growth and development here is good?	Response: Text Video
But for space, and for environment like you said the quality of life?	Response: Text Video

Bob Jones Executive Officer, Builder’s Association of Northern Nevada

Bob Jones
Executive Officer, Builder’s Association of Northern Nevada