Mountain's Edge should have never been approved as development, much less receive any additional support from our government. The developer of that project is in bankruptcy. I say don't invest another dime into infrastructure into that community until our older, more established (residence and tax base) get their far share of parks and infrastructure.

It's obvious that this lawsuit is misguided. Chris Edwards turned State's evidence to cover his hide for a program he did not seek approval for and then got busted. I'm not sure the "21" program is so much criminal as it is sloppy. Either way, the charges will be dropped or unfounded, Edwards will walk, and the world will keep on moving forward... except maybe for Edwards, who will have a hard time finding another job in advocacy or politics.

For everyone who owns a home in North Las Vegas within 3 miles of this development, be warned: current estimates, based on minimal to no new construction of homes, are that it will take you almost a decade to regain the lost equity in your home value. IF these homes get built, forget about it. It will add at least another 5-7 years on top of that. This means those of us who bought a home and have a mortgage to pay and are NOT abandoning our homes, will NOT see our home values recover for 13-15 years. This is unacceptable. Greedy developers who paid WAY TOO much for the land should not be bailed out by government to ensure they make a healthy profit at our expense. This development was flawed from the beginning and Olympia Development Group- who developed Southern Highlands, should not be getting a hand out. Let the partners sue each other, but don't expect US to pay the reparations. I wonder how much money these guys gave in political contributions to North Las Vegas officials over the past 5 years? Also, when does the development agreement between the developers and the City of NLV become null and void if construction of homes and other certain progress does not occur?

Don't count your chickens before they hatch Sandoval Fan Club.

1. He has to win a contentious Republican primary that is shaping up to be a four way race, assuming the other candidates don't drop out. The primary voters are going to be looking for a true conservative, one who speaks and acts like them. Considering the number of teabaggers in that party that are angry and will vote in the primary, Gibbons looks and sounds a lot more like their candidate. If Gibbons numbers improve from 12% he has a real shot-- and they just might. Sandoval splits the vote with Heck and Montandon- Gibbons can squeak out a win, especially in a traditionally low turnout election.

2. Sue Lowden is the same type of candidate as Sandoval, so I don't see him taking a shot at the Senate race, especially with a crowded field of dwarfs (Ralston's political nomenclature, but fitting nonetheless).

My guess is Sandoval runs for Governor, but he loses to Gibbons in a four way primary.

Let them eat their own...

As I understand, the Solar Millennium Project is not located near any schools and the technology they will use is not considered dangerous by any stretch of the imagination. Leave it up to some to speak against a project based on false arguments because they don't want to see these projects get built. The NextLight Project is not using much water and will be able to provide energy to 150,000 homes, according to their information.

I for one will move my mine out of state if the voters of NV try to tax me so the state can pay for education and essential services.

Does anyone have a truck and shovel that I can borrow?

Seriously though, Harry Reid doesn't have to weigh in on this at all b/c it's a state tax, not a federal issue. HR will need to weigh on 1872 and federal royalties, but not this. So politically speaking, this issue will come down between the mining industry and the voters of Nevada.

I wonder who will win?

THIS IS INSANITY!

How in the world does Gary Goett and his well-heeled consortium of home builders plan to introduce 16,000 new homes to the market when we have over 25,000 in inventory (and that's probably a low estimate)?

Where will we get the water? What kind of community are we going to be?

The "let's build tens of thousands of homes to drive our economy that is too reliant on gaming" model didn't work, it was not sustainable.

Stop the madness. Let them go bankrupt and let the market decide what's what. The city of NLV should be rallying against this, and their elected officials. If you own a home in Alliante or anywhere else in the north valley, why would you want to see the price of your home go down even further when these 16,000 homes on less than 2000 acres get built?

Plus, Goett and his lobbyists were successful in getting a gaming enterprise district granted in the master plan that was approved in 2006. So you'll get another casino up there as well.

Someone show me a mining company that will close if we get rid of their deductions.

I guess they'll pack up their mines and take them with them when they head somewhere else?

Get rid of the deductions for starters... then lets reform 1872.

This project is completely unnecessary and will never be built. The SNWA needs to spend more time and money on conserving water and our local elected leaders need to start getting serious about growth management. This is not 2006 and the growth engine has idled... we can do better here folks, so let's abandon this costly project and get serious about water conservation in southern Nevada.

The main reason for the declining water levels in Lake Mead is that we have had uncontrolled population growth in southern Nevada. Decision makers have taken millions in campaign contributions from the industries that have controlled our growth - construction, homebuilders, gaming, and realtors - and they are a huge part of the blame. The money from new home hook ups and public land sales have funded the Southern Nevada Water Authority for years, which is why they do not ever want to blame population growth for why we have lost so much water. There board is also made up of local electeds who's campaigns have been funded by the aforementioned industries for years.