[WildWestDude]

Originally Posted by olecapt

Neither Mesquite nor Coyote Springs is or will be a satellite city. Both are recreation and retirement oriented. Neither is likely to be a rational commuter destination...among other reasons both are too expensive.

Neither has sufficient water to build even half a Henderson.

Boulder City might make it but has a municipal set up that guarantees it won't occur. It is also way too expensive.

Speculation has been on the AZ borders. The water problem does not presently appear solvable.

At this point it is Las Vegas or Las Vegas. There are not going to be any new satellites.

OK, if we want to get technical we can call them commuter communities.
Although, these cities might have much industry and commerce, the will/have experienced much of their growth due to their proximity to LV.

Definition:

"A commuter town is an urban community that is primarily residential, from which most of the workforce commute out to earn their livelihood. Most commuter towns are suburbs of a nearby metropolis that workers travel to daily, and many suburbs are commuter towns.
A commuter town may also be known as a bedroom community or "bedroom suburb"."

[olecapt]

Originally Posted by WildWestDude

OK, if we want to get technical we can call them commuter communities.
Although, these cities might have much industry and commerce, the will/have experienced much of their growth due to their proximity to LV.

Definition:

"A commuter town is an urban community that is primarily residential, from which most of the workforce commute out to earn their livelihood. Most commuter towns are suburbs of a nearby metropolis that workers travel to daily, and many suburbs are commuter towns.
A commuter town may also be known as a bedroom community or "bedroom suburb"."

Dude that is the definition I am working off. The properties that would make a commutable city are not present in anything that exists. You could commute to Las Vegas from Mesquite but it is not oriented to the commute but to local recreation. It is too expensive for a commuter town. Same with Coyote Springs. Pahrump would work but has a very big water problem with no solution in sight.

There has been speculation on the AZ border region but again no solution to the water question. AZ likely has sufficient water but does not, so far, chose to use it for this purpose.

So as of now you simply continue to build Las Vegas. Very unlikely to change in the next 20 years.

[jfkIII]

Isn't Area 51 a "satellite community"??? Literally...and figuratively?

[dynimagelv]

There's no such place as area 51

[dynimagelv]

reminds me of the time the furst F117 [stealth fighter] crashed....the Air Farce Public information guy held a press conference....
He said "There is no such thing as a Stealth Fighter"
"BUT if there were, one crashed this morning"

And he turned and left the room.....press conference over.....