Archives for 2017

Originally published by Judy Reppart, VEGAS24SEVEN.COM Read here: http://www.vegas24seven.com/save-red-rock-gathers-30000-signatures-of-support-by-local-and-tourist-community-to-preserve-red-rock-canyon/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Vegas24sevencom+%28Vegas24Seven.com%29 January 30, 2017 Save Red Rock Gathers 30,000 Signatures of Support by Local and Tourist Community to Preserve Red Rock Canyon Save Red Rock urges the public to attend the Clark County Commission Meeting, Feb. 22 The Save Red Rock (SRR) petition, created by a grassroots citizen’s organization, […]

Originally published by Hailey Moore, Climbing.com Read here: https://www.climbing.com/news/the-red-rock-housing-development-controversy-explained/ JAN 17, 2017 Since 2002, when local real estate developer and CEO of Gypsum Resources Jim Rhodes purchased the approximately 2,000-acre parcel on Blue Diamond Hill, the land has been in a match of zoning tug-o-war between the developer and local conservation group Save Red Rock (SRR), with the […]

Originally published by Heidi Kyser, Nevada Public Radio Read here: https://knpr.org/dc-blog/hill-sue Jan 12, 2017 As Desert Companion reported in October, a company linked to Jim Rhodes has rebooted its previously stalled effort to build a residential development on Blue Diamond Hill at the edge of the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. The proposal reignited a decade-old […]

Originally published by Michael Scott Davidson, Las Vegas Review Journal Read here: https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/clark-county/save-red-rock-group-wants-clark-county-lawsuit-dismissed/ January 10, 2017 – 9:43 pm A local environmental nonprofit is invoking Nevada’s anti-SLAPP law in an attempt to dismiss a lawsuit filed last month by Clark County, according to a court motion filed Monday. Save Red Rock attorney Justin Jones said the […]

Originally published by Mojave Desert Blog Read here: http://www.mojavedesertblog.com/2017/01/clark-county-leaders-look-to-encourage.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+MojaveDesertBlog+%28Mojave+Desert+Blog%29 January 01, 2017 Clark County Commissioners seem intent on approving more urban sprawl in the Las Vegas Valley at a meeting on February 7.  On the meeting’s agenda is a plan by Gypsum Resources to build a nearly 5,000-home community on top of Blue Diamond Hill on the edge […]