CBS Las Vegas: BLM to Auction 11 Properties Across Las Vegas Valley

CHARNS Now to our ░░░░░░░░ story tonight The BLM ░░░░░░░░ auctioning off parts of ░░░░░░░░ valley with the expectation ░░░░░░░░ development Thanks for joining ░░░░░░░░ here at 11 I ░░░░░░░░ David Charns 8 News ░░░░░░░░ Reporter James Schaeffer here ░░░░░░░░ show us exactly where ░░░░░░░░ properties are and how ░░░░░░░░ feel about their communities ░░░░░░░░ going up for sale ░░░░░░░░ SCHAEFFER David this is ░░░░░░░░ acres in total marked ░░░░░░░░ these yellow flags up ░░░░░░░░ in the Northwest Valley ░░░░░░░░ Southwest Valley and over ░░░░░░░░ on the eastern edge ░░░░░░░░ Henderson But something interesting ░░░░░░░░ want us to focus ░░░░░░░░ is three of these ░░░░░░░░ If we zoom in ░░░░░░░░ share one thing in ░░░░░░░░ They re all within ░░░░░░░░ Lone Mountain Rural Preservation ░░░░░░░░ Well we asked neighbors ░░░░░░░░ they want to see ░░░░░░░░ with the land Clip ░░░░░░░░ Thomas One of the ░░░░░░░░ I moved out here ░░░░░░░░ to have a lot ░░░░░░░░ open space more quiet ░░░░░░░░ peace SCHAEFFER voice over ░░░░░░░░ Thomas who lives in ░░░░░░░░ Lone Mountain community said ░░░░░░░░ moved to the neighborhood ░░░░░░░░ get away from the ░░░░░░░░ noting this area s ░░░░░░░░ character Thomas I think ░░░░░░░░ here you can only ░░░░░░░░ two houses per acre ░░░░░░░░ m fine if they ░░░░░░░░ left it just like ░░░░░░░░ SCHAEFFER The parcel directly ░░░░░░░░ the street from his ░░░░░░░░ within rural zoning and ░░░░░░░░ something called the interlocal ░░░░░░░░ That document requiring limited ░░░░░░░░ per acre required to ░░░░░░░░ residential According to records ░░░░░░░░ Wednesday the other sites ░░░░░░░░ for sale around the ░░░░░░░░ are mainly on the ░░░░░░░░ of town with parcels ░░░░░░░░ the eastern boundary of ░░░░░░░░ a few parcels near ░░░░░░░░ southern Highlands community and ░░░░░░░░ near Sky Canyon But ░░░░░░░░ three parcels we examined ░░░░░░░░ all within the Lone ░░░░░░░░ neighborhood The parcels next ░░░░░░░░ some development including Centennial ░░░░░░░░ School and a nearby ░░░░░░░░ Multiple people we spoke ░░░░░░░░ who have lived in ░░░░░░░░ neighborhood for decades said ░░░░░░░░ want to see possibly ░░░░░░░░ homes fitting in within ░░░░░░░░ neighborhood requirements but nothing ░░░░░░░░ density Thomas saying he ░░░░░░░░ something might get developed ░░░░░░░░ So I m not ░░░░░░░░ a big proponent of ░░░░░░░░ density building out here ░░░░░░░░ keep it consistent with ░░░░░░░░ s already here and ░░░░░░░░ d be just as ░░░░░░░░ Clip ends SCHAEFFER Now ░░░░░░░░ person I spoke with ░░░░░░░░ me that this neighborhood ░░░░░░░░ familiar with fighting to ░░░░░░░░ on to its rural ░░░░░░░░ telling me if anyone ░░░░░░░░ anything to challenge that ░░░░░░░░ quote being for the ░░░░░░░░ of their lives CHARNS ░░░░░░░░ James why are we ░░░░░░░░ about this auction that ░░░░░░░░ planned for March in ░░░░░░░░ There have been several ░░░░░░░░ This happens all the ░░░░░░░░ right SCHAEFFER Well that ░░░░░░░░ absolutely right Unlike recent ░░░░░░░░ to use federal land ░░░░░░░░ auction is more routine ░░░░░░░░ the discount prices without ░░░░░░░░ discount prices rather that ░░░░░░░░ previously paved the way ░░░░░░░░ affordable housing projects This ░░░░░░░░ not that CHARNS More ░░░░░░░░ more questions about things ░░░░░░░░ water All right James ░░░░░░░░ so much.”