Commission briefs for October 7, 2004

Thursday, Oct. 7, 2004 | 9:13 a.m.

Adelson's off-site parking approved

Sheldon Adelson's ongoing effort to establish the parking he needs for his expansion of the Venetian passed the Clark County Commission with barely a ripple Wednesday.

Marc Rubinstein, a lawyer for rival Steve Wynn, stated for the record that Wynn is still opposed to off-site parking for the Venetian while the construction work goes forward, but the debate on the issue was far shorter than the rhetorical combat at other recent commission meetings.

The plan would be to remove an apartment complex on 15 acres at Sands Avenue and Koval Lane and replace it with more than 2,700 parking spaces. Greg Borgel, representing the Venetian, said the temporary parking lot would eventually be replaced with a permanent parking structure. That permanent effort would be done in cooperation with Wynn, he said.

Rubinstein said Wynn's side would work with Adelson on the permanent parking arrangement.

The temporary parking proposal passed the commission with a 5-0 vote. Venetian attorney and former governor Richard Bryan noted that the proposal was the quickest resolution the ongoing dispute has had among several commission meetings.

Trump condo project OK'd

The Clark County Commission, apparently, is not fired.

The commission on Wednesday gave the go ahead for the 645-foot Trump International Hotel and Tower at Fashion Show Drive and Industrial Road, near the New Frontier hotel-casino. The project would include 1,092 condominium hotel rooms with kitchens and 50 residential units, offices, bars and restaurants.

No one spoke against the proposal, and approval came with a 6-0 vote. Representatives of real-estate mogul Donald Trump attended the commission hearing, but declined comment on the cost or the timeline for the project. The developer's representative, Greg Borgel, who asked the commission for the approval, said that the proposed high rise still has to receive approval from the Federal Aviation Administration because of its height.

The FAA requirement is routinely written into county approvals for high rises on the Strip. Trump's is one of the latest in a wave of high-rise condominiums and apartments planned for the urban area.