Spanish Springs vs. Sparks

Where exactly does Sparks end and Spanish Springs begin? Most people have their own opinion as to where the border between the two actually is. Many people who believe that they live in Spanish Springs, may in fact be within the Sparks City limits, and vise-versa.

Although it may not be seem like much of a concern, to many it is. “People define themselves by where they live, by the schools they attend, the churches they got to and the lifestyle by which they’ve become accustomed,” Says Eric Young, a land-use planner with the Community Development Department of Washoe County.

Then there are those who really couldn’t care less about where they technically live

“We’re transplants to this area,” Says Kathy Haskel who lives in Cimarron near the Wingfield Springs Development. “Some natives have different perspectives about where the boundaries are. It doesn’t matter if we’ll eventually be annexed into the city.”

But the fact is that a region is defined by jurisdictional and community boundaries, according to Eric Young. “Land uses are different between city and county, Urban development must happen within an incorporated area of the county.”

So whether you live within the City of Sparks, or within the county jurisdiction can effect your property and the surrounding area. At the moment, the official boundary is this; anything east of Pyramid Way and south of La Posada Drive is within the Sparks city limits, and anything west of Pyramid Way and North of La Posada is Spanish Springs which is an unincorporated area of Washoe County.

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Source of Information
Publication: Valley View, a RGJ publication
Title: Border Wars
Author: Anne-Marie Hoppe