LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — One other courthouse could possibly be coming to downtown Las Vegas.
Clark County’s chief decide, Jerry Wiese, says the group wants extra judges, which might require extra space. “We’ve been negotiating with the county for probably the last year as far as adding a new building, a south tower to the regional, regional justice center here.”
Wiese went earlier than Nevada lawmakers to ask for extra decide positions in Clark County, however didn’t get any.
Clark County District E Commissioner Tick Segerblom stated he plans to start out discussions on the courthouse throughout a July 15 County Fee assembly.
The Regional Justice Heart in downtown Las Vegas. (KLAS)
“If you look at the filings, the fines are up, they’re continually up, and it’s inevitable,” Segerblom stated. “So let’s try to get ahead of the game.”
Segerblom stated on prime of the necessity for brand new judges, the inhabitants is rising and there is the query of bringing household court docket to downtown Las Vegas. The center of town is crowded, however there’s already a bit of county land in thoughts on Bonneville Avenue and third Avenue.
The Regional Justice Heart in downtown Las Vegas. (KLAS)
Segerblom stated it is going to be years earlier than any building begins. He needs to kind a committee to listen to enter.
“To me, if we can spend several hundred million for a football stadium, several hundred million dollars for a baseball stadium, several hundred million for the airport, then we could spend several hundred million dollars for a courthouse,” Segerblom stated. “That’s the key to a, you know, justice system and a democracy.”
