LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The mayor of Las Vegas is preventing to maintain the Neon Museum from leaving the town’s downtown because the cultural establishment explores three places to relocate.
“I am very anxious to keep the Neon Museum downtown. I know they can’t stay in their current location,” Mayor Shelley Berkley mentioned throughout a information convention on Thursday.
Earlier this week, the Neon Museum withdrew a $2.1 million request it submitted to the town’s Centennial Fee.
Presently situated on Las Vegas Boulevard close to Bonanza, the museum has outgrown its area and wishes $7 million to maneuver the historic La Concha Motel Foyer, which is the museum’s customer heart.
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“I hope that [Neon’s Board of Directors] pulls the trigger quickly because I would love to start moving forward on this,” Berkley mentioned.
The museum’s government director Aaron Berger went earlier than the Centennial Fee final November asking for $2.1 million. Nevertheless, just a few members, together with Bob Stoldal, criticized him for not having an in depth plan.
“The issue is this sort of pretend plan, and this budget that is here. There’s a word that’s missing from this budget that is in your presentation, and this is called conceptual. This is a conceptual budget, this is not a real budget,” Stoldal mentioned final yr on Nov. 15.
The museum at present shows about one-third of its assortment, and a brand new area would permit it to point out extra.
“I know that Derrick Stevens [Circa’s owner] has offered the Neon Museum the event center, where they would reinforce the roof and the Neon Museum would be located up there,” Berkley mentioned.
The opposite two places are a Plaza Lodge website and an space within the county.
“The city is very supportive. We want to keep them there. We’re going to do everything we can to help. But in the end, the Neon Museum is a separate entity from the city,” Berkley mentioned.
Berkley additionally mentioned the proposed Jackson Lodge and Harlem Nights On line casino venture that builders need to construct within the metropolis’s Historic Westside.
The town’s planning fee declined this week to maneuver ahead with it, however Berkley mentioned she’s open to the event.
“I’ve been hearing about the revitalization of the Westside for over 60 years now, and frankly, I’m done talking about it. I’m done with all of this. Let’s get it done,” Berkley mentioned. “This would be a remarkable project if we can get it to work in that neighborhood.”
The Las Vegas Metropolis Council will talk about the Jackson Lodge and Harlem Nights venture at its June assembly.
