Clark County cancels commission meetings through March

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By Shea Johnson / Las Vegas Review-Journal

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Clark County has canceled its commission meetings through the remainder of the month “out of an abundance of caution” amid the coronavirus outbreak.

The meetings canceled include: a commission meeting Tuesday, a planning commission meeting also scheduled for Tuesday and a zoning commission meeting set for Wednesday.

“This is being done out of an abundance of caution in the face of the local COVID-19 situation,” county spokesman Erik Pappa said late Sunday.

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