The candidates are vying to replace Ricki Barlow, who stepped down in January and said he will plead guilty to a federal felony charge for fraudulently converting campaign money from his 2015 re-election effort to dollars for a personal use.
Las Vegas
Clark County residents turned out en masse on a Monday afternoon to show Las Vegas city officials there’s major opposition to a proposal to incorporate 872 acres into city bounds.
If a majority of the affected more than 1,500 property owners protest the annexation, the city won’t be able to move forward. The 10 areas slated for annexation are “islands” of unincorporated Clark County territory that sit inside the city’s three most urban wards.
Nicole Rourke, associate superintendent of community and government relations, will leave her post next week to serve as a deputy administrative services director with the city, a spokeswoman for the district confirmed.
The Las Vegas City Council appointed two new directors on Wednesday: Michael Janssen will lead the city’s public works department and Robert Summerfield will helm the planning department.
The city of Las Vegas will sell a piece of the downtown Symphony Park property to a Texas-based developer for $2 million, well under the appraised value.
The city of Las Vegas will request millions of dollars in grants from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority to help fund a large-scale renovation of one of downtown’s primary attractions, the Fremont Street Experience.
Amid urging from the community, the Las Vegas City Council unanimously voted to hold a special election to replace Ricki Barlow, who stepped down in January.
Clark County commissioners are urging the Las Vegas City Council to halt efforts to annex 872 acres of county land.
Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman wants Ward 5 voters to decide who will represent them for more than a year, to serve out the remainder of former councilman Ricki Barlow’s term.
The Nevada Legislature passed a law in 2015 putting control over firearms, accessories and ammunition in the “exclusive domain of the Legislature,” and renders any contrary law, rule or ordinance “to the contrary null and void.”
A trio of current and former high-ranking Metropolitan Police Department officers hope to make the jump into state politics this year.
The owners of the Fremont Street retail complex Neonopolis have cut the city of Las Vegas half a dozen checks to pay down their the more than $240,000 debt city auditors uncovered last year.
Las Vegas city officials aren’t expected to officially set a course to install a new Ward 5 City Council representative for at least two weeks.
Las Vegas City Councilman Ricki Barlow announced Monday that he has pleaded guilty federal fraud charges and will resign his seat.
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