With more than 60,000 newcomers pouring into the valley each
year, local politicians are scrambling to find ways to pay for needed roads, schools, sewer plants and water systems.More
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GROWTH: No slowdown for boomtown
Two veteran county commissioners looked at the boom town where they'd grown up, launched careers and raised families, and cringed at the darker side of growth.
This was August 1991, and the rapid expansion of the casino
industry had allowed the Las Vegas Valley to boast of abundant jobs, a robust economy and an exciting lifestyle. But a population increase of more than 30,000 a year -- enough people to fill a small city -- also had resulted in jammed roads, crowded scho
ols and a dwindling water supply.
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Sunday, April 06, 1997
News
GROWTH: No slowdown for boomtown
Library bursting at seams
UNLV's new library
This week
GROWTH: Push to slow Las Vegas growth sparks economic debate
UNLV to keep name of educator alive in new library
City publishes guide to projects
GROWTH: Business executives fear politically forced restrictions on development
COLUMN: John L. Smith
LV schools seek signs of despair
Plan expected to help Mormon Church deal with growth
FIGHTING CRIME: Sex-offender law now being used
FIGHTING CRIME: Violent-crime crusade gets tougher
IN BRIEF
Radiation board holds hearing on Goshute storage proposal
Deaths
Broadened environmental law urged
Sports
Steward can't pick a winner
West comes back from injuries to claim first BRO title
SATURDAY'S SCORES
Readers always write
COLUMN: Joe Hawk
Giachetti preparing Tyson for Holyfield
Trapper keeps his patience
Cheyenne boys swim to victory
COLUMN: Jay Richards
Ice forward questions past
Maltais, Wolves defeat Thunder
Business
IN BRIEF
Online harassment spawns legal debate
Lifestyles
Learn before you buy art
ABOUT TOWN
GARDENING: Linn Mills
THIS WAS NEVADA: Phillip I. Earl
Seminar discusses caring for elderly
ACTION SENIORS: Al Johns
SENIOR ACTIVITIES
VOLUNTEERS
COLUMN: Michael Paskevich
Choosing artwork challenges homeowners
Far From Home
Speakers conclude series at UNLV
Stores plan identification program
COLUMN: Trip of the week, Margo Bartlett Pesek
Opinion
COLUMN: Thomas Mitchell
COLUMN: Jon Ralston
The 'sky is falling'?
The 'new mission'
Dress code proposed for teachers
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