By Arnold M. Knightly, Boulder City Review

You know the old adage, something is better than nothing? When it comes to Boulder City’s desired truck band during an upcoming road construction project, the city ended up with something.

Transportation officials in Nevada, Arizona and the federal government have reached an agreement to restrict some truck traffic through Boulder City during upcoming road-widening construction on U

.S. Highway 93.

The Nevada Department of Transportation said June 14 that many large trucks traveling southbound on the highway through Hemenway Valley will be rerouted during peak traffic hours, approximately 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. The restrictions will include all trucks and commercial vehicles exceeding 26,000 pounds in gross weight.

…{+}

The rest of this article is available to premium members only.
Login or Become a member

By Arnold M. Knightly, Boulder City Review

State Sen. Joe Hardy fought for the Boulder City Bypass issue in Carson City for eight years before finally squeezing out enough votes to change state law that will allow a toll road funded by a private-public partnership.

Now it’s time for the private investors to deliver more than promises, he said.

“I’ve had people approach me that they want to either pay for the whole thing or be involved with the payment of the whole thing,” said Hardy, who lives in Boulder City. “Now we’ll find out if they’re really serious about this.”

…{+}

The rest of this article is available to premium members only.
Login or Become a member

By Mike Miranda, Boulder City Review

Teachers and parents at Garrett Junior High took a stand Monday to inform the community about the devastating effects of the budget cuts facing the education system in Nevada.

Garrett science teacher Kate Elle distributes leaflets to passing motorists before the start of classes Monday, May 2. The teachers are protesting the loss of 15 positions in Boulder City due to Clark County School District budget cuts. Photo by Steve Andrascik.

The Clark County School District is facing a $407 million shortfall in its education funding. While the budget isn’t finalized yet, the tentative funding is going to eliminate 15 positions from Boulder City’s four public schools.

The teacher’s union, the Clark County Education Association, organized Monday’s district-wide event that had teachers wear black shirts and work to their contract. For Garrett teachers that meant going into their class at 7:40 a.m. and leaving at 2:51 p.m. and not bringing any work home. Twenty teachers and parents spread out around the school by 7 a.m. holding signs and handing out fliers to parents.

…{+}

The rest of this article is available to premium members only.
Login or Become a member

By Chuck Muth, Muth’s Truths

In the Republican primary for state Senate last year, then-Assemblyman Joe Hardy of Boulder City falsely advertised himself as a conservative in order to get elected.

For example, he said in campaign literature that he “voted against tax increases” and “believes in low taxation” without disclosing that during his short tenure in the Legislature he managed to be the only Assembly Republican to vote for the largest and third largest tax hikes in Nevada history!

As an assemblyman, Hardy also supported a bevy of nanny-state, big government programs and regulations, including one law governing the operation of bicycles and another changing the term “manicurist” to “nail technologist,” as well as forcing manicurists – er, nail technologists – to be licensed, taxed and regulated by the government.

…{+}

The rest of this article is available to premium members only.
Login or Become a member

By Arnold M. Knightly, Boulder City Review

The Boulder City Bypass took a big step forward Tuesday night with the state Senate passing a bill directing the state Transportation Department to establish a public-private partnership to finance a toll road around the city.

Senate Bill 214, authored by Sen. Joe Hardy of Boulder City, passed by a vote of 19-2.

The bill will now move to the Assembly where it will likely be referred to the Assembly Transportation Committee, according to a Nevada Department of Transportation spokesman.

…{+}

The rest of this article is available to premium members only.
Login or Become a member

By Arnold M. Knightly, Boulder City Review

Two bills that would allow toll roads in Nevada were passed out of the Senate Transportation Committee by a unanimous vote on Friday, setting the stage for possible Senate votes next week.

However, a state transportation official said that if the Senate does not vote on the measure by Tuesday, April 26, the bills will die.

…{+}

The rest of this article is available to premium members only.
Login or Become a member

By Jack Johnson, Boulder City Review

State Sen. Joe Hardy introduced a bill in the Nevada Legislature March 2 that could legalize toll roads in an effort to expedite construction of the Boulder City bypass.

The move would allow the state to pay for the 14-mile bypass by partnering with a private company, speeding up a project that could take at least 20 years if only government funds are used, Hardy said.

“It would behoove us to use money in private industry to form a public-private partnership to form a road around Boulder City,” he said.

…{+}

The rest of this article is available to premium members only.
Login or Become a member

By Jack Johnson, Boulder City Review

The dust has settled and now Boulder City residents finally know what the 2010 general election meant for them at a level that may impact them more than any other – the local level.

In the race for the state assembly seat representing District 20, which comprises Boulder City, Mesquite, Laughlin and parts of Henderson, Democrat Lynn Goya of Boulder City lost what she considered to be a clean race to Republican and former Mesquite City Councilman Cresent Hardy.

…{+}

The rest of this article is available to premium members only.
Login or Become a member