LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Mayor Shelley Berkley is settling into her new function after many years of Goodman management in Las Vegas.
The previous congresswoman now holds the title of mayor.
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“I’m very cognizant of the fact that I’ve been mayor for only seven weeks,” Berkley remarked throughout a dialogue outdoors her new workplace.
One in all Berkley’s first main duties as mayor, alongside town council, was addressing the long-standing Badlands Golf Course litigation. In a gathering, the battle between town and the builders over the land was for essentially the most half settled, amounting to $286 million.
When requested how assured she felt concerning the settlement’s stability, Berkley responded:
“I’m confident. This is a costly settlement. I wouldn’t want to give the impression that this is wonderful. But it’s necessary,” Berkley mentioned. “What the city did to the developer was against the law.”
Berkley acknowledged that paying the settlement would require some ‘belt tightening’ on the metropolis. Moreover, she mentioned she is engaged on tackling homelessness and inexpensive housing points.
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“It’s not only a humanitarian issue, it’s an economic and business issue,” Berkley mentioned.
Addressing these challenges includes excess of merely offering housing she defined.
Her priorities additionally embrace resolving the way forward for the Animal Basis and bettering town’s transportation system.
Though she’s solely seven weeks into her time period, Berkley has no less than three years left.
