Nor'Town: Politics in North Las Vegas

Well, this should please our city leaders: AOL travel site lists North Las Vegas among areas to avoid:

Areas to Avoid in Las Vegas

Be particularly aware of your environment when you travel throughout the south, center and north sections of the Strip, the old Downtown area on Fremont, or when you [...]

The North Las Vegas Advisory Board on Parks and Recreation will be holding a special meeting next Thursday, July 29, at 5:45 pm over at City Hall.

The main agenda item is “Discussion and/or action regarding the importance of our parks and the need to
preserve and protect them.” This, I have heard from a source I call [...]

The City of North Las Vegas and Nor’Town Firefighters need fake sick people to practice apocalypse-reaction training on. Details are below. I suppose if you think you’ll be one of those who’ll be sucked up into Heaven during the Rapture, then you might want to opt out. For the rest of us:

Greetings Neighbors!

Wonder where your water fees go? Find out next Tuesday, May 18, when you can tour the new water reclamation facility. From the City of North Las Vegas:

WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY OPEN HOUSE

North Las Vegas, Nevada – The City’s Utilities Department in partnership with CH2M HILL will hold an open house at the North Las [...]

Gilbert Magnet School in North Las Vegas is the Recipient of the 2010 Dr. Ronald Simpson Distinguished Merit Award as a Top Magnet School in the Nation.

According to the website for Magnet Schools of America:

Magnet Schools of America has established the Magnet Schools of Merit Award to recognize the top magnet schools [...]

As I was driving along Simmons between Craig and Lone Mountain this morning, there was a nasty looking car accident right over the outflow ditch. One car was smashed against a wall. Police and firefighters were on the scene.

Council tonight will be considering modifications to plans to fix the ditch right where the accident took place. [...]

The Las Vegas Sun is reporting that the remains of Jerald Michael Fisher were found in Nye County. (LVSun)

Fisher was reported missing last month. Police were concerned that he may have been armed and suicidal. (LVSun) Cause of death has yet to be released pending notification of [...]

The N.L.V. Alliance of Homeowners & Concerned Citizens has its meeting this week. From the group:

www.nlvalliance.com

DATE:          Thursday, April 22, 2010

PLACE:         Aliante Library, 2400 Deer Springs Way, NLV

PHONE:        839-2980 for directions or call Cynthia at 438-5005

TIME:         5:30 6:00pm to 8:00pm <- Note correction!

NOTE:         As always we welcome any suggestions of topics to discuss or requested speakers to [...]

From the City of North Las Vegas:

North Las Vegas, Nevada – As part of the federal requirements for funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, North Las Vegas is putting together a 5-year consolidated plan in partnership with the Clark County Consortium.  City officials are seeking participation [...]