Originally published by Gerard Ramalho, Channel 3 News Las Vegas
Read here: https://news3lv.com/news/local/group-save-red-rock-plans-huge-turnout-at-wednesday-zoning-meeting
Tuesday, February 21st 2017
LAS VEGAS (KSNV News3LV) — It’s been called the jewel of Las Vegas, Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area attracts millions of visitors every year. But it’s those who frequent the area, locals, who say they have the most to lose.
“We have hikers, we have bikers, we have people who just drive through as a scenic drive,” said Marc Reisman, a cyclist who is concerned the tranquil culture of Red Rock could be destroyed if development moves in. “It would be a shame to ruin that with construction trucks and traffic and just more congestion up there.”
Just outside the conservation area is a gypsum mine owned by Las Vegas developer Jim Rhodes, that land already approved for construction of some 15-hundred homes. But for years they’ve fought to acquire a zone variance, one that would allow them to build more than 5-thousand homes, a rural village, markets, and shops.
“Once you rezone any piece of property out here,” said Heather Fisher of the group, Save Red Rock, “when it’s rural, when it starts as rural and it has rural protections, then everybody else is going to say he did it, why can’t I?”
The group Save Red Rock is planning a major turnout at Wednesday’s Clark County Commission meeting, where a vote could be taken to grant that variance.
News 3 reached out to Jim Rhodes for his side but didn’t hear back. Though he does have proponents who site economic benefits. Clearly, it’s a story of preservation, versus growth, one that has the potential to change a landscape for better or worse, depending on who you ask.
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Have you heard! We are proud to launch the “Change Lanes for Bikes. It’s the Law!” Public awareness campaign. This week, we’ll be dedicating our social space to break down this important initiative! ... See MoreSee Less
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So cars need to move into on coming traffic It’s only 2 lanes
I wish bikers would ride single file, though; they'd be safer doing just that.
Need to also include language for not riding two or three deep on the shoulder.
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Save Red Rock is in Tule Springs.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Said, “We’ve learned to fly the air like birds, we’ve learned to swim the seas like fish, yet we haven’t learned to walk to walk the earth as brothers and sisters.” #Peace #Love #Respect #Nature #saveredrock. Hope you enjoyed your MLK Day! Rare images of Raven and Red-Tailed hawk captured by SRR member @4karifoto ... See MoreSee Less
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