Sesquicentennial: Honoring Nevada’s anniversary with license plates
The funny-looking word above means Nevada is about turn 150 — on Oct. 31, 2014, to be precise. Which means Nevada needs a license plate to commemorate the milestone.
In the past, this newspaper has been highly critical of the bounty of specialty license plates in Nevada, some of which were created without significant demand for them. A lot of work goes into creating and retiring such flops.
But a major anniversary of statehood is more than worthy of such commemoration. Assembly Bill 24 would fast-track the plate by exempting it from review by the Commission on Special License Plates and a required minimum number of applications. The Las Vegas centennial license plate was a hit — they’re everywhere in Southern Nevada — and the state’s sesquicentennial plate will be, too.
Today the Nevada 150 Sesquicentennial Planning Committee (www.nevada150.org) will have a reading of the resolution. (Full disclosure: Review-Journal Publisher Bob Brown is co-chair of the committee.) The bill has its first hearing Thursday before the Assembly Transportation Committee. Speedy production and issuance of the plate will only help promote the state’s 150th birthday celebration.
