Airport land-use restrictions ignored

Mixed-use developments coming up on the former airport land
are side stepping a restriction that the airport had placed that no residential
homes to be built on the land.

By building up mixed-use condo-commercial-retail developments on the airport land
these developers are clearly violating the restriction placed on airport land according to
some critics. But others don't seem to mind. The Clark Council has granted permission for three of these granted permission for three of these mixed-use developments.

The three five-acre parcels included in these urban villages are part of a 5,300-acre land given to the airport by the Government. These lands, which are located directly under the noisy flight paths, prohibit the lands use for residential use including condos.

The 3 projects are The Curve, another 15-acre urban village is planned for the northeast corner of Russell Road and the Beltway, and the development company Sunset Curve II LLC on land at Sunset Road and the Beltway plans the third project.

Since mixed-use developments are new to the valley there are no clear guidelines as to how the rules apply to these developments.

Las Vegas homes worth a million or more!

In Las Vegas last week the following homes sold for a million dollars or more.
Take a look:

o $2.65 million, 4 bedrooms, 6 baths, 6,795 square feet, prime golf course double fairway lot, dramatic curved glass windows, Spanish Trail.

o $1.3 million, 4 bedrooms, 6 baths, 5,578 square feet, upgrades galore, 24-foot ceilings, designer carpet and finishings, Spanish Hills.

o $1.68 million, 5 bedrooms, 5 baths, 5,962 square feet, golf and mountain views, lagoon-style pool and spa with beach entry, Legacy Estates.

o $1.35 million, 3 bedrooms, 4 baths, 4,500 square feet, lake and mountain views, iron and glass entry doors, cherry cabinets, Boulder City.

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The Nevada Energy Star Partners, a group committed to make Nevada, particularly Las Vegas energy efficient has been helping residents in various ways to achieve this goal.

It offers energy-saving home designs, energy-efficient devices and other energy saving appliances to be used around the home to make Las Vegas the number one nationally in theenergy-efficiency program. They offer coupons and cash savings on Energy Star certified appliances and devices to all residents of Nevada.

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