[CPEO-BIF] Henderson, Nevada redevelopment

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Massive cleanup needed for planned development area 

By Brian Wargo
Las Vegas Sun (NV)
December 25, 2005 

The largest cleanup of a contaminated industrial site in Nevada's
history is about to pave the way for a master planned community in Henderson.

The proposed project will move a step closer to reality Jan. 3 if, as
expected, the Henderson City Council votes to annex 1,362 acres east of
Boulder Highway. The land is part of a 2,200-acre development by Centex
Homes, which is acquiring the land from the LandWell Co., the manager of
the Basic Management Inc. industrial site.

Despite its proximity to the BMI site, the planned residential community
has escaped the criticism that had dogged a proposed Sam's Club and
Wal-Mart Supercenter at the northwest corner of Lake Mead Parkway and
Water Street. Amid the criticism, Wal-Mart, which planned to acquire the
property from LandWell, has placed those plans on hold.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/text/2005/dec/25/519871482.html

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org
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