Henderson council briefs for February 2, 2005

Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2005 | 8:50 a.m.

Zoning approved for hospice

The Henderson City Council approved a zoning change for a planned Henderson branch of Nathan Adelson Hospice.

"This is a resolution of major significance," Henderson Mayor Jim Gibson said, asking all council members to approve the measure, which they did.

The plan is for a 35,700-square-foot hospice with 16 beds and a 7,000-square-foot adult day center. The hospice will occupy 11 acres near the end of Nevada State Drive in the Mission Hills area.

The nonprofit hospice foundation is currently raising money for the center. Foundation executives said at an earlier meeting that the facility is expected to cost $6 million and will hopefully be completed within two years.

Council approves land exchange

A land exchange between Henderson and Wildhorse Enterprises was formally approved Tuesday by the Henderson City Council.

The city is trading roughly 126 acres--60 acres north of Sunset Road and west of Whitney Ranch and two parcels totaling 66 acres on Horizon Ridge Parkway east of Gibson Road--for a 137-acre golf course on Warm Springs Road east of Green Valley Parkway and owned by Wildhorse.

In addition, Wildhorse is to pay the city approximately $5.8 million to make up the difference between valuation of the lands.

The city attorney's office said final details of the swap still have to be worked out because a new survey is being conducted due to an incorrectly marked property boundary.