Las Vegans Pack Public Lands Open House

A crowd filled the Clark County Library conference room Tuesday afternoon where Clark County officials hold their first — and possibly only — public meeting on plans to open almost 39,000 acres of federal land for development just outside the Las Vegas metropolitan area. County commissioners are set to vote June 19 on a potentially controversial resolution seeking federal legislation that would set aside tens of thousands of acres for conservation while giving Nevada’s largest community more room to grow. (Madelyn Reese/Las Vegas Review-Journal)