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Originally Posted by ScoopLV

Schools for the gifted. More secondary schools in general to lower class size. A technical college. A teaching medical college. A smart traffic light system. Beef up our electrical grid. Better homeless assistance programs. Improve the public transportation system -- the current system of buses which stop every 500 feet is stupidly inefficient and dangerous (how many accidents are caused each day by drivers trying to avoid being stuck behind a bus).

That'd be a start, at least.

They are more interested in having a "world class arena" at UNLV more than anything else.

[Clarkcty]

Originally Posted by Raiderman

You do know we're not running out of water, right? California would lose their water from Lake Mead LONG before Las Vegas loses their FRACTION of Lake Mead's water. Who cares if there's another golf course in Summerlin? Obviously the designers and officials have done land and water studies and found the area warrants another.

Yeah sure our officials really do have our best interest in mind and Lake Meads water is not going down fast enough!

The State of California provide agricultural products for the United States and the world. California agricultural industry is one of the biggest in the nation, federal government will not allow for CA to lose its share of the precious water coming from the Colorado River.

As far as the golf course, whether the area builds one or two, it's a waste of water.

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Originally Posted by winter-rabbit

What are you looking for them to develop that is best for the city?

You know local officials were discussing hydroponics not long ago. They were even thinking the best area for it is the vacant lot at Desert Breeze Park in Spring Valley. Hahahaha our local officials truly working very hard......... to use up whatever little water we have. Oh it's only going to use minimal water.

Well California watch out!

[Clarkcty]

Originally Posted by lvoc

For those interested in the subject golf courses are a useful piece in developments. A major role is to take large areas otherwise unusable and convert them into an asset. And, in a foothills situation, one of the things they are good for is flood drainage. What you do is route a number of the fairways along the bottom of ravines which are the natural drain in the foothills and dump all the surrounding streets into them. Some of the fairways in Sun City fill up three or four feet deep in bad storms. You can do the same thing with walking trails and avoid the grass but you can have problems getting the terrain to stay in place. Bare ground is easily cut in the desert and you suddenly find your asphalt path with two feet of drop off on each side. Gravel paths vanish.

The Mojave Desert has been around longer than all generations of your family. It will be fine without your kakameme water solution and especially without a golf course. As a matter of fact, with all the golf courses in Summerlin and all of the green grass in the residential areas of Summerlin, the area is one of the biggest water wasters in Clark County.

While the rest of Clark County is tearing up their front yard and removing turf, Summerlin is putting up golf courses and the community won't allow artificial turf on the front yard in the residential areas.
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[observer53]

Enough. On several counts. Closed.