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Tim Chambers has never been one to blow an uncertain trumpet. The guy dreams big and expects those around him to share a similar confidence.
The higher education system’s Board of Regents gave its initial OK on Friday to a plan that would build a 40,000-seat domed stadium on campus. The stadium would be accompanied by thousands of units of on campus housing, 600,000 square feet of retail space, a spacious outdoor gathering spot and parking for thousands of cars.
No fewer than a dozen stadium and arena proposals have emerged in Southern Nevada over the past 15 years, and most of those have fizzled. Today, the Board of Regents meets to consider whether to provide exclusive negotiations to Majestic Realty with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, regarding the construction of an on-campus stadium and other major improvements.
The dazzling Feb. 1 presentation by a development group promising to not only build a 40,000-seat domed stadium at UNLV but remake its campus appears to have hit its first significant hurdle.
While Bubba Watson was celebrating his victory at the Farmers Insurance Open on Sunday, Bill Lunde was celebrating, too, even though he finished 13 shots behind Watson. The former UNLV All-American and member of the Rebels’ 1998 national championship squad had made three straight cuts to start his 2011 season on the PGA Tour.