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    Plans To Build Houses Near Red Rock Stalled - For Now

    Apr 22, 2019

    Las Vegans have been up in arms about a proposed 3,000-home development near Red Rock

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    Owners Plan To Sell Bonnie Springs To Housing Developers

    Jan 10, 2019

    The owners of Bonnie Springs Ranch have plans to sell the property to build residential housing.

    Documents were submitted to the county last month that show the 63-acre property would be broken into 22 different parcels.

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    After County Commission, Susan Brager Eyes A Regent Role

    Jan 04, 2019

    She's a Democrat, she started the job in 2007, and now she's term-limited out.

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    Save Red Rock Drops Civil Claims Against Clark County

    Nov 09, 2018

    An environmental nonprofit is dropping its lawsuit aimed at stopping a proposed housing development near Red Rock Canyon.

    Save Red Rock dismissed all civil claims against the county and developer Gypsum Resources over a plan to develop thousands of homes overlooking Red Rock Canyon.

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    County Seeks Summary Judgment In Red Rock Case

    Jun 19, 2018

    The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports Clark County is trying to avoid a lengthy trial in a lawsuit involving housing development near Red Rock by seeking a pre-trial ruling against an environmental nonprofit.

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    Judge Lets Save Red Rock Lawsuit Go Forward

    Sep 08, 2017

    A nonprofit conservation group can move ahead with a lawsuit against Clark County, thanks to a judge who denied a motion to dismiss the lawsuit Thursday.

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    Red Rock Development Rules Tighten In Carson City

    May 09, 2017

    State Senators this week heard testimony on a bill that would add a layer of restrictions for companies looking to develop near national conservation areas in Nevada.

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    Are Homes Near Red Rock More Likely Under New Bill?

    Apr 28, 2017

    A bill that could prevent developers from putting up homes near national conservation areas in Nevada is less restrictive than originally written.

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    ‘It strikes a balance’: Bill that staves off Red Rock construction may get a vote today

    Apr 25, 2017

    Talking with Assemblyman Steve Yeager about his bill that curtails heedless growth near conservation areas — including a disputed project near Red Rock

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    Red Rock Fight Far From Over

    Mar 17, 2017

    The fight over land near Red Rock National Conservation Area, where developer Jim Rhodes wants to build thousands of homes, is far from over.

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    Save Red Rock’s latest move against Rhodes-affiliated development: back to court

    Mar 16, 2017

    The battle for Blue Diamond Hill continues

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    What Did The Vote On Housing Near Red Rock Really Mean?

    Feb 24, 2017

    Hundreds of people showed up at a Clark County Commission meeting this week to protest a plan for a high-density housing development near Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area.

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    Commission OK's Builders' Plan Near Red Rock

    Feb 23, 2017

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — Elected officials in Las Vegas have given their OK to a prominent local developer's plan to build more than 5,000 homes on property on a hill within eyesight of a popular and scenic national recreation area.

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    Commission Considering Big Development Plan Near Red Rock

    Feb 22, 2017

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — After more than a decade of community and legal battles, county commissioners are again considering a prominent Las Vegas developer's plan to build more than 5,000 homes on property he owns on a hill within eyesight of a popular and scenic national recreation are

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    Clark County Sues Group Opposing Blue Diamond Hill Development

    Dec 15, 2016

    Tensions over construction on Blue Diamond Hill have once again flared.

    The hill overlooks Red Rock Canyon and is the proposed site of more than 5,000 homes.

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    If Blue Diamond Hill Is Approved, Opponents Will Sue

    Nov 28, 2016

    The Clark County Commission will vote on a development plan that could bring 5,000 new homes to Red Rock Canyon. The vote was planned for Dec. 7 but has been postponed.

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    Development Plan Could Bring 5,000 Homes To Red Rock

    Nov 21, 2016

    The proposed plan would bring 5,000 new homes and 15,000 new residents to Red Rock Canyon. For comparison, that's about the population of Boulder City. 

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    Blue Diamond Development

    Jul 19, 2011
    Las Vegas developer Jim Rhodes is stirring up the hornets nest again with his newest plan for Blue Diamond Hill.  Recently he submitted his plan to build a small village with seven thousand homes and a town square, shops and a college campus.
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