Enterprise Township at center of expansion

Lisa Snedeker

Tuesday, June 22, 1999 | 11:54 a.m.

Residents in Enterprise Township will have another opportunity to have their say on future land uses surrounding their homes later this month, but whether they end up with a Henderson address is up to the Bureau of Land Management.

A meeting scheduled for 7 p.m. June 29 at the Silver Springs Recreation Center is the fourth in a series of meetings between Henderson and county planners, utility and transportation officials and residents to develop a joint land-use plan between the city and the county.

Henderson officials want to annex 6,000 acres along Lake Mead Drive to create a southern gateway to the community from the current Sloan exit off Interstate 15. That includes several sections of Enterprise and a large portion of land in the BLM's Disposal Area west and south of Del Webb's Anthem master-planned community.

The county gave its blessing to the plan after the city and Clark County officials signed an interlocal agreement that addresses where to locate future parks, schools and fire and police stations, as well as transportation needs.

The agreement came after the residents protested a plan by Henderson to annex about 1,400 acres within the township. The city agreed to drop several heavily populated sections north of Lake Mead Drive when and if it eventually makes its annexation move.

Henderson ultimately will need the approval of the land owners of the majority of the property to move forward with the annexation. That would be the BLM.

John Rinaldi, property manager for the city of Henderson, said city officials are currently working with BLM officials to ensure their participation in the annexation plan

No time frame has been set, Rinaldi said.

Henderson planner Stephanie Garcia said from 25 to 30 people attended the earlier meetings at which the city's services were discussed.

"We wanted the property owners in the area to know Henderson has different levels of service from the county such as parks and recreation," she said.

Enterprise residents have said they want to see their rural residential areas preserved as part of the interlocal agreement, which was approved in January.

Questions from residents at past meetings addressed that issue as well, and included what percentage of multi-family housing will be allowed and how the city handles transitional buffers as well as transportation.

As part of the agreement, the city and the county are supposed to develop an arterial street plan, including interchanges and overpasses at I-15.

By the end of the summer, Garcia said city planners hope to have a land-use and transportation plan that the city and the county can adopt.

"We need a plan for land use and roadways for when future development occurs," she said. "Henderson is growing every way it can and the county is growing south. We are concerned with compatibilities."

The county and the city have been working together through the agreement to make sure land uses in the area are compatible, especially along shared borders.