Parks Are Better Alternative To Golf Courses
The water scarcity in Las Vegas city has stopped the development of two golf courses that was supposed to be built on the 280 acre of land, leased from the McCarran International Airport. There are already 50 golf courses in Clark County that uses 267 million gallons of water every year. This amount of water is enough to supply 1,600 homes.
Banning the developments of golf courses that consume large amount of water and also serve only particular sector of the public is a positive step taken in this direction. A water conservative regional park is expected to come up at that site. The district, which is bigger than the State of Rhodes Island, has only one large-scale park – the Desert Breeze, which is being taxed beyond its intentions. Park is a better alternative to the golf course as it serves to the wider section of the population.
Developments in the four-corner area
Boyd Gaming Corp owns the 4.3 acres of land in the four-corner area of the Strip, which includes the recently bought 1.8-acre land under the Barbary Coast. The place is located in the northeast corner of the Las Vegas Boulevard and Flamingo Road.
The $8 million an acre, paid by the Boyd gaming Corp is quite a good bargain compared to the $20 million an acre that is being paid by the Harrah’s Entertainment for the Imperial Palace and the land on which it is located. Being one of the largest gaming companies in the world and having the capability of making less known areas work to its advantage and getting the maximum benefits from it has put Boyd Gaming Corp in a position that they will develop a niche product in that area that would maximize the value.
The traffic flow through the intersection will have a positive effect on this development. Boyd Gaming Corp has two options they can either think of constructing high-rise buildings or can sell the property to Harrah’s Entertainment, which owes the surrounding areas.
Priority for the evacuees
Southern Nevada housing officials have decided to give priority to the evacuees from the gulf coast for the public housing. The homeless in Las Vegas who have waited for nearly 18 months for this opening and are annoyed because 213 units of public housing and federal rental voucher are being made available to the evacuees. 2000 evacuees are expected to come to Las Vegas and the HUD has approved 5 families for public housing units and 76 for section 8 vouchers. Advocates, for the homeless in Las Vegas feel that the homeless in Las Vegas and the evacuees fleeing the devastation left by the hurricane Katrina are equally facing the crisis of homelessness.
Due to the influx of people the land prices and the median price of the resale houses has increased considerably affecting the working and the middle class families. The HUD is expected to provide them with housing until they find a job and get enough income to make them ineligible for the assistance.
