Citizens living in County Commission District E are invited to participate in the next town hall meeting Thursday, April 23 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Hollywood Community Center, located at 1650 S. Hollywood Blvd.

Residents are invited to share ideas and concerns affecting their neighborhood. County staff will also be in attendance and additional topics may include traffic, police protection, regional transportation, code enforcement and animal control. Drawings for the Hollywood Aquatics Center will be presented.

For more information, please call 455-0560.

Gang Intervention Team Receives Hall of Fame Award

Pictured: Melvin Ennis with Senate Majority Leader Sen. Steven Horsford

The Clark County Parks and Recreation Services Gang Intervention team was recently awarded with the Nevada Hall of Fame Award in Carson City.

The Gang Intervention team, through its “Back on Track” program, reaches out to Cambridge community youth and provides mentoring and case management to young men age 14-24.  

Back on Track engages participants to change behaviors and values through access to academics, employment and social opportunities and encourages them to make positive changes to their lives.  They also provide services to the community by cleaning graffiti and assisting with community events.

The Nevada Hall of Fame was created in 2003 to honor and pay tribute to exceptional individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions and have positively impacted Nevada through lasting contributions to public education.  

Congratulations to the Gang Intervention Team:  Kevin Niday, Melvin Ennis, Alex Bernal, LeRoy Gambrell and part-time staff for their great work in the community.

Strip Traffic Restrictions

Construction on and around the Strip has caused traffic restrictions in several areas. Here is a status of ongoing projects and the areas they affect:

• The area between Las Vegas Boulevard between Flamingo Road and Tropicana Avenue has caused some traffic restrictions. It is believed that the project will be finished before the end of the year. Clark County Public Works will begin a project at Las Vegas Boulevard and the Strip in the near future to realign Harmon Avenue. This project is expected to be completed before the end of the year to match up with City Center's work.

• A project is currently underway on Tropicana Avenue between Las Vegas Boulevard and the airport to install some new underground utility lines to provide service to the new international terminal. The work is expected to be finished by the end of September.

• A project underway between Las Vegas Boulevard and Koval Lane is expected to also restrict traffic toward Paradise Road. NV Energy is burying overhead power lines along Flamingo Road between Koval Lane and I-15. Travel lanes along Flamingo Road will be reduced down to one in each direction during the overnight hours. The project is expected to be completed by May 2010. For more information regarding this project visit www.flamingopowerlines.com or call (702) 494-4999.
  

The Town Advisory Board of Sunrise Manor has asked the county to create signs marking the entrance to its township. 

The idea, according to Commissioner Chris Giunchigliani, helps promote a sense of community in neighborhoods, giving residents a pride in ownership and an identity.

The signs that read: "Entering Sunrise Manor," have been placed at several locations along the border of the township. Winchester and Paradise town advisory boards are making similar requests.

To read more about this on the View News article.

Perchlorate Plume Update

The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP) announced the outcome of indoor air results taken in December for the 14 residences that had mitigation systems installed in their homes following a perchlorate contamination plume in their area. 

An initial investigation conducted in 2002 found that perchlorate chemicals from a dry cleaner operating from 1969 to 2000 at the Maryland Square Shopping Center had leaked into the soil and groundwater. After monitoring the PCE plume, NDEP found the plume was underlying the neighborhood and extending east toward the golf course. Indoor tests were conducted to find out if the presence of the perchlorate plume affected residences.

The overall results were favorable, with 11 of the 14 residences with indoor air concentrations now below the NDEP interim action level. NDEP will be contacting the 3 homeowners with concentrations above the interim action level to schedule appointments, evaluate the system's performance, indoor air sources and determine if the system needs to be augmented. Those appointments are expected to be scheduled within the next 6 to 8 weeks. The indoor air will be sampled again after an evaluation of the site.

NDEP is also continuing to discuss plans for groundwater cleanup with potential responsible parties.

For more information about the issue, click here. 

Assembly Bill Could Preserve Historic Neighborhoods 

A bill before the assembly could become a valuable tool for fighting off encroaching development in neighborhoods that are considered historic.

Assembly Bill 304, sponsored by Assemblyman Tick Segerblom, would require all projects, especially roads and streets, to be required to have impact studies done prior to development going forward in historic neighborhoods. The bill provides an important tool to help fight off development encroachment into the historic neighborhoods. It also provides a different method for the utility companies to fund the “undergrounding” of all the utility lines in the historic neighborhoods.

Click on the following link to find out more: Assembly Bill 304.

Article and graphics courtesy of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department's 1st Tuesday program is an excellent opportunity for citizens to get involved with their police department.

On the first Tuesday of every month, police open the doors to local substations from 7  to 8 p.m. for the community to have an open forum of communication with the police officers who patrol their neighborhoods.

Each month a different area of the police department is highlighted so the community can get a better idea of what goes on "behind the scenes" throughout the different sections of the department. On Tuesday, April 7, the open house topic is “Abuse and Neglect,” presented by Crimes Against Youth & Family.  Your questions and concerns are always welcome.  

Here are locations of the substations in District E. Find one near you and get connected:

Convention Center Area Command
750 Sierra Vista (at Swenson)
Las Vegas, NV 89169
(702) 828-6430

Northeast Area Command
831 N. Mojave
(702) 828-3403

South Central Area Command
4860 Las Vegas Blvd. South
(at Las Vegas Boulevard South and Russell)
(702) 828-8272

Southeast Area Command
3675 E. Harmon Ave.
(At Pearl and Harmon)
(702) 828-3206

The Southern Nevada Domestic Violence Task Force is helping to sponsor the 33rd Annual Community Coalition for Victims' Rights Luncheon Awards.

The event will be held at 11:30 a.m., May 1 at the Springs Preserve on 333 S. Valley Blvd. Anyone wishing to attend can call Jennifer Razo at 633-2100, ext. 2538. Please RSVP by April 15.

If you are tired of graffiti in your neighborhood, take back your block this April during Graffiti Awareness Month by getting together to fight it.

Graffiti is the single most destructive property crime in Southern Nevada and across the nation.  “Taggers” who leave their mark in paint on everything from freeway overpasses and street signs to park benches and houses cause millions of dollars in property damage every year.

The best way to fight graffiti is to report it immediately to the Southern Nevada Graffiti Hotline.  You can also organize a neighborhood paint effort or participate in an organized clean-up event.  For assistance in organizing a neighborhood paint effort, call the Southern Nevada Graffiti Hotline at 455-4509.

The Cambridge Area Management Council will clean graffiti in the Cambridge area on Saturday, April 4.  For more information, call 455-0560.

Get Help With the Voluntary Vehicle Repair Program

If your car has failed a smog inspection, the Voluntary Vehicle Repair Program (VVRP), sponsored by the Clark County Department of Air Quality and Environmental Management (DAQEM), may be able to help!  For those who qualify, the DAQEM will provide financial assistance - up to $650 per vehicle after a $35 co-pay - to make necessary engine repairs so that your car will pass the smog test.  

The program’s purpose is to reduce air pollution in Clark County and encourage citizens to make repairs that might otherwise be too expensive.  The repairs often result in better vehicle performance, extended vehicle life and improved fuel efficiency. 

The program is designed to assist low-income families.  To qualify for repairs, you must be able to show that you receive Medicaid, TANF, Supplemental Security Income, Social Security Disability or have a low income.  For more information and additional eligibility requirements, visit VVRP at 1096 E. Sahara, Suite 208 or call 431-0234.

Message From the Feral Cat Colony Central Sponsor

There has been much progress made since 10.06, the new feral cat management ordinance, has been passed. So far, 21 colonies have been registered with the Central Sponsor. The largest group is 24 cats, the smallest four and the average is nine per colony. Most of these are colonies have been under management for some time. 

The ordinance allows for feral cats that are part of managed colonies to be retrieved from the Lied animal shelter for return to their colony. These cats must belong to an identified colony with a known caretaker. A number of cats have been successfully returned to their colonies. The registration of colonies is vital for this program to work as it allows the cats to quickly be identified and the caretaker notified.

I have come across some interesting information about feral cats. The average cat will roam over about a 10-acre area. This is about 370 feet from its primary home or food source. The population density is normally up to two per acre. If you are having problems with cats hanging around your house, whether they are owned or feral you can be confident that you are within 370 feet of their home and source of food. If you contact your neighbors or post fliers in your neighborhood, you are likely to be able to find the owner or feeder. If they are free roaming owned cats, Animal Control can help encourage the owners to keep them under control as required by law. The feeders of feral cats can receive assistance from various sources to bring the colony under control and minimize problems with the neighbors. The key is you can't just feed them. They must be trapped, neutered and released to the caretaker. This is called a (TNR).

The first TNR class has been held. It was well received with a good turnout. We plan to hold this class once a month. Future dates and locations will be announced.

For information on upcoming classes and the TNR process or to contact Keith Williams of Clark County Feral Cat Colony Central Sponsor, please visit the website http://www.clarkcountyferalcats.org.

A Senior Health & Wellness Expo will be held May 14th from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Parkdale Senior Center, 3200 Ferndale Street.

Water District Summer Employment Program Now Accepting Applications

The Las Vegas Valley Water District summer employment program is now accepting applications.  Employment for college students and high school students age 16 and over will begin June 8 and conclude on August 14.  Applications are available online at www.lvvwd.com.

Applicants may click on "Job Openings" and scroll down to "Special Employment Opportunities" and click on "Summer Employment Program."  All information regarding how to apply can be found there.

If you have any questions, you may contact Vondy Fletcher at 258-3896. Applications will be accepted through April 27.

A Kiwanis garage sale fund raiser is being held May 2 and 3 to benefit 31-plus Vegas Valley High School Key Club Programs. 

Couches, chairs, clothes and gadgets will be on sale. If you take home any one of the 31 personally reconditioned vacuum cleaners, you can win a special prize. 

The sale runs 7 a.m. through 3 p.m. at 1200 Mercedes Circle at Ellis, which is south of Charleston and East of Shadow Lane. For more information call Joe Gereghty at 839-9509.

Go "Where Fun Happens"

Looking for something to do? Click here for a list of events going on in Clark County parks this week.

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