CARSON CITY -- A peeved Gov. Kenny Guinn reluctantly supported a plan Thursday to give a San Francisco law firm four extra months to complete its probe into city of Las Vegas actions that temporarily gave developer Bill Walters the right to convert a golf course into a residential neighborhood.

"There is no more money for this," Guinn said. "You need to get it done. The report needs to be made public."

Guinn reminded Catherine Meulemans of the Senn Meulemans law firm of her remarks in December that the work could be finished in three months. He noted that the Board of Examiners then decided to give her firm six months to complete the investigation, but it still is not done.

Senn Meleumans was awarded a $265,000 contract Dec. 12 to carry out the probe.

Catherine Meulemans admitted that her firm has not even interviewed Walters. She added that former Las Vegas Public Works Director Richard Goecke refused to submit to interviews. She said the firm lacks subpoena powers to make him comply.

In an interview, Meulemans said about 15,000 pages of documents have been reviewed and about 30 people interviewed. She said the interviews led to more questions and the need to interview additional people.

She contended that more than half of the firm's work has been completed, with much of the remaining time to be spent writing the report.

The Board of Examiners, chaired by Guinn, agreed to give the firm until Sept. 30 to complete its job. Its contract with the state had expired May 31.

Deals involving Royal Links Golf Club were the focus of numerous reports last fall after documents were uncovered showing evidence of potential illegal acts by Goecke that allowed Walters to acquire and develop the course.

The Las Vegas City Council on Nov. 2 rescinded its vote to lift a deed restriction that allowed Walters to convert the 160-acre golf course into a 1,200-home development.

Because he had personal property dealings before the City Council, Attorney General George Chanos sought an outside law firm to conduct the investigation to avoid a potential conflict of interest. Guinn, however, balked at the recommendation by Chanos' office Thursday to extend the San Francisco firm's deadline to Dec. 31 to complete its investigation.

Chanos noted that the firm will not receive any additional money and that potential witnesses might stall talking with investigators if the completion date were set too soon.

If people refuse to cooperate with investigators, then the report will indicate their unwillingness, and that will be made public, he added.

Former Washoe County District Attorney Cal Dunlap, hired by Senn Meulemans, said he intends soon to request meetings with Walters and his attorneys.

He said he waited until now because Walters' lawyer, Richard Wright, was busy with the long Clark County political corruption trial.

"Subpoena power would have helped us immensely," Dunlap added. "We could have gotten some of the documents in 30 days, not at the end of February."