Officials detailed the environmental review process for the county's comprehensive plan update, noting the completion of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to evaluate the effects of proposed Urban Growth Area expansions. During these discussions, a city representative explained that existing wetlands, habitats, and steep slopes severely constrain realistic development, justifying their request for targeted growth in less environmentally sensitive areas along the I-5 corridor.
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Clark County Council · Oct 01, 2026 · 1:17:40–1:17:48 · Watch on CVTV ↗
Keywords: WETLANDS environmental impact
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1:16:38 IN THESE PROGRAMS. THE NEVIN PROPERTY SHOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR PARTICIPATING IN THESE PROGRAMS. THE NEVIN PROPERTY SHOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR PARTICIPATING IN THESE PROGRAMS. THE NEVIN PROPERTY SHOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR PARTICIPATING IN THESE PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LET'S MOVE ON TO THE CENTER. LET'S MOVE ON TO THE CENTER. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. I'M ANGIE MERRELL WITH THE CITY I'M ANGIE MERRELL WITH THE CITY OF LISSONER. OF LISSONER. I'M THE CITY PLANNER. I'M THE CITY PLANNER. I WANT TO THANK THE COUNTY I WANT TO THANK THE COUNTY COUNCIL AND THE STAFF FOR ALL COUNCIL AND THE STAFF FOR ALL THE PARTICIPATION. THE PARTICIPATION. I WANT TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE I WANT TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF LISSONER AS YOU CITY OF LISSONER AS YOU CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. I WOULD LIKE TO FOCUS ON THE I WOULD LIKE TO FOCUS ON THE CENTER'S ECONOMIC FUTURE AND HOW CENTER'S ECONOMIC FUTURE AND HOW WE CAN GROW WHILE PROTECTING WE CAN GROW WHILE PROTECTING THE THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO THE THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO CLARK COUNTY.
1:17:38 WE CAN GROW BY STEEP SLOPES, WE CAN GROW BY STEEP SLOPES, WETLANDS, HABITATS AND WETLANDS, HABITATS AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS. ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS. IT LIMITS WHERE WE CAN IT LIMITS WHERE WE CAN REALISTICALLY GROW. REALISTICALLY GROW. THAT'S WHY THE AREAS WE HAVE THAT'S WHY THE AREAS WE HAVE REQUESTED ALONG THE I-5 NEAR THE REQUESTED ALONG THE I-5 NEAR THE INTERCHANGE AND THE CASINO ARE INTERCHANGE AND THE CASINO ARE SO IMPORTANT. SO IMPORTANT. IT'S IMPORTANT TO PROTECT THE IT'S IMPORTANT TO PROTECT THE COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT WHILE ALLOWING US TO DEVELOPMENT WHILE ALLOWING US TO PROTECT THE SMALL TOWN CHARACTER PROTECT THE SMALL TOWN CHARACTER OF OUR DOWNTOWN AND COMMUNITY. OF OUR DOWNTOWN AND COMMUNITY. THERE IS A HISTORY BEHIND THE THERE IS A HISTORY BEHIND THE AREAS BEING CONSIDERED FOR AREAS BEING CONSIDERED FOR FUTURE GROWTH. FUTURE GROWTH. SINCE 2007, THESE PROPERTIES HAVE SINCE 2007, THESE PROPERTIES HAVE BEEN USED TO SERVE AREAS FOR BEEN USED TO SERVE AREAS FOR FUTURE EXPANSION OF THE CENTER FUTURE EXPANSION OF THE CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT. FOR EMPLOYMENT. THE CITY, COUNTY AND OTHERS HAVE THE CITY, COUNTY AND OTHERS HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS IN MADE SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS IN ROADS, UTILITIES AND DEVELOPMENT ROADS, UTILITIES AND DEVELOPMENT AROUND THE I-5 INTERCHANGE. AROUND THE I-5 INTERCHANGE. THESE AREAS ARE NEXT TO TRIBAL THESE ARE AROUND THE I-5 INTERCHANGE. THESE ARE EXPECTED TO BE DEVELOPED. EXPECTED TO BE DEVELOPED. AS DEVELOPMENT OCCURS, THE AREAS
1:18:37 AS DEVELOPMENT OCCURS, THE AREAS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY URBAN WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY URBAN IN CHARACTER AND MORE TRAFFIC, IN CHARACTER AND MORE TRAFFIC, NOISE AND OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT NOISE AND OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT ARE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH LONG ARE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH LONG TERM AGRICULTURAL USE.
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direct keyword 1:17:40–1:17:48 WETLANDS, environmental impact
NTER'S ECONOMIC FUTURE AND HOW WE CAN GROW WHILE PROTECTING WE CAN GROW WHILE PROTECTING THE THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO THE THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO CLARK COUNTY. WE CAN GROW BY STEEP SLOPES, WE CAN GROW BY STEEP SLOPES, WETLANDS, HABITATS AND WETLANDS, HABITATS AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS. ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS. IT LIMITS WHERE WE CAN IT LIMITS WHERE WE CAN REALISTICALLY GROW. REALISTICALLY GROW. THAT'S WHY THE AREAS WE HAVE THAT'S WHY THE AREAS WE HAVE REQUESTED ALONG T