Plans, opposition developing for south Reno casino

Thursday, April 7, 2005 | 9:17 a.m.

RENO -- As plans develop for Reno's newest hotel-casino, opposition is forming as well.

Atlantis Casino Resort officials go before the Reno City Council next Wednesday with plans for a 201-suite resort and spa on the south end of town.

They will face opposition from parents of students at nearby Bishop Manogue High School who say a casino isn't an appropriate land use less than 1,000 feet from the school.

Atlantis parent company Monarch Casino & Resort Inc. is asking the city for zoning and master plan amendments to allow a hotel casino on South Virginia Street, just south of South Meadows Parkway.

While the request is only for those two changes, the company also is presenting some conceptual plans for a five-story, 201-suite resort.

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