The Las Vegas City Council on Wednesday approved more than $254,000 in emergency services purchases for the quarantine facility for the homeless at Cashman Center.
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Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman called sweeping nonessential business closures “total insanity” with no end in sight, and she once more pushed to open the state.
Clark County and the city of Las Vegas’ ISO-Q (Isolation and Quarantine) Complex at Cashman Center for the homeless was to begin accepting patients on Monday night.
The Las Vegas City Council will consider next week entering into six months of extended negotiations with the proposed developer of a 25,000-seat soccer stadium near downtown at Cashman Center.
The city of Las Vegas is adding brew pubs to the list of businesses it will allow to deliver alcohol during the coronavirus emergency.
Ward 2 Councilwoman Victoria Seaman and a group of faith leaders spoke out against a directive that bans the gathering of 10 or more people at places of worship.
The Cashman isolation-quarantine facility, which began construction on March 31, likely will not open on time, according to a city of Las Vegas spokesman.
City Manager Scott Adams said the CARES Act could provide much-needed money to cover potentially significant revenue losses due to a sweeping economic halt.
Clark County, Las Vegas officials say they have been trying for weeks to strike a deal with local landlords and hotels and only turned to the Cashman lot out of desperation.
The city of Las Vegas will screen people who attend Wednesday’s City Council meeting for symptoms of the novel coronavirus.
The city of Las Vegas said Monday it will waive late fees and property liens for delinquent sewer bills until 30 days after the city’s state of emergency is over.
Thousands of government workers in Southern Nevada find their jobs suddenly in flux, a result of stringent health precautions and public facility closures.
The city of Las Vegas grants will apply to the “boarding and securing of a building as long as art is provided on the facade of the securing material.”
The city of Las Vegas is preparing for a financial crisis that could rival the Great Recession.
The city of Las Vegas is considering using Cashman Field to house homeless people during the coronavirus crisis, as demand for shelter increases.