North Las Vegas council briefs for March 7, 2002

Thursday, March 7, 2002 | 9:23 a.m.

Clark County School District officials have asked North Las Vegas City Council members to postpone until April 3 a decision on a middle school in the city's redevelopment area.

City officials oppose the project, saying that it would be built on commercial land that could generate taxes for other revitalization projects. They have presented several alternative sites to the School District, but district officials have so far said that the sites do not meet their needs.

Both sides will meet over the next month to discuss other options and said they hope to reach a compromise.

Site accepted for new facility

North Las Vegas' second police station will likely be built at the corner of Washburn Road and Allen Lane.

City Council members accepted the site's recommendation from city officials on Wednesday. An earlier proposal to build the station on Alexander Road just west of Martin Luther King Boulevard failed because library district trustees did not want to give up the land.

City officials had proposed a land swap with the library, saying that not enough money exists to build a library on the land. Instead, they propose to build a library in the 1,900-acre, master-planned community farther north.

The money for the $5.1 million police station will come from bonds city officials plan to issue in the coming months. The station is expected to be open by January 2004 at the latest.

Purchase of land approved

The City Council approved the purchase of 13.2 acres for a future park. The city will pay $976,000 for two parcels at the intersection of Simmons Street and Gilmore Avenue.

Ken Albright, the city's parks and recreation director, said construction of a park would cost about $2 million to $3 million.

Compromise will be pursued

Council members on Wednesday agreed to give a group of investors in a mortgage company's fraudulent scheme a chance to recoup their losses.

The investors want to sell a half-built mobile home park, the last remaining project handled by the defunct Harley L. Harmon mortgage company.

George Garcia, who represents the investors, said he wants to present an alternative project to city officials within the next two weeks.