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City considers adding 152 acres to land management plan

The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing at its meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 16, to discuss allowing three parcels of land to be used for residential development. In order for these parcels to be developed, the city needs to approve an amendment to the 2017 land management plan.

The parcels under consideration include approximately 24 acres north of Adams Boulevard between Gingerwood Street and Aspen Drive, approximately 48 acres north of Adams Boulevard between Aspen Drive and Walnut Drive, and approximately 80 acres east of Georgia Avenue and south of Vaquero Drive.

As part of the amendment process, after the Planning Commission’s public hearing, the matter will be brought before City Council on Sept. 12. If the amendment is approved by the council, there will be a question about it on the ballot for the election in November 2018.

Body of man missing at Lake Mead recovered Tuesday

The body of a 42-year-old Las Vegas man who went missing while swimming at Lake Mead on July 30 was recovered Tuesday, Aug. 8, morning.

His body was discovered around 6 a.m. in the vicinity of where the man was last seen.

According to a National Park Service spokeswoman, two men were swimming from a boat on Lake Mead near Hoover Dam around 10:45 a.m. July 30. Volunteers on a Park Service boat in the area observed the men struggling to swim to shore. They rescued one man, but the other went underwater before he could be reached.

The National Park Service, Hoover Dam Police, Metropolitan Police Department air and dive teams, the Nevada Department of Wildlife and Earth Resource Group have been involved in the search since his disappearance.

The Clark County medical examiner will identify the victim and determine the cause of death. The incident is under investigation.

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City reallocates $750,000 for fiscal year 2025

More than a year ago, in a Boulder City Council discussion about budgeting, Mayor Joe Hardy, in two sentences, summed up the most basic truth about city budgets.

Third extension for portico funding

About once a month, before the start of the city council meeting, the members of the council meet wearing their hats as the Redevelopment Agency (RDA) and dole out money to reimburse businesses and homeowners in the historic district for qualifying work done to their properties.

Public weighs in on purchase

With last week’s announcement in the Boulder City Review that three longtime residents/businessmen purchased the former Central Market building and their plans to bring in a small grocery chain, there’s been plenty of input from the public.

Trio looks to bring new grocery store to town

If one were to ask 25 Boulder City residents what the town is missing, you’d probably get a few different answers like affordable housing or a movie theater. But the overwhelming answer would likely be the same – a second grocery store.

City awards $1.6M for pool design

Back in March 2024, Councilwoman Sherri Jorgensen said, “I can’t even imagine what it would cost in 2028.”

City transfers bond capacity

Kevin Hickey, of the Nevada Rural Housing Authority, has been making pretty much the same presentation to the council annually thanking the city for transferring nearly $1 million in bond capacity to the group he represents.

Council confusion: The leash law saga continues

Three statements — notably, none of them from members of the city council — best illustrated the difficulties residents (both dog-loving and not) have had for at least four years when it comes to the issue of off-leash dogs in public parks.