Well, at least the hopes of a cheap way to discharge water coming from Nor’Town’s brand new waste water facility–oh, pardon me–water reclamation facility.
Clark County officials, including Commissioners Chris Giunchigliani and Tom “Nortowners should move out” Collins, are against a plan from Nor’Town water experts to discharge North Las Vegas toilet water down Sloan Channel, an open flood channel designed for, well, floods. (RJ)
The original plan was to shoot the poop down a regional pipeline, a plan that was shelved awhile ago, and the money for which was recently raided by the state legislature to pay for the state’s budget shortfall. The board that oversees that pipeline, the Clean Water Coalition recently voted to sue the state for trying to steal the money from the pipeline, in a 3-1 vote. (Sun) Nor’Town’s representative on the board, Councilguy Robert Eliason, voted for the suit.
The pipeline was originally killed because, we are told, better water treatment technology made it unnecessary. (Sun) Now, perhaps members of the Clark County Commission might want to explain how is it that Nor’Town’s new water plant–which is, apparently an instance of that new technology–can’t function without the pipeline.
As usual, Mr. Collins’ reasoning is, shall we say, daunting in its intricacy. We are told the Sloan Channel cannot be used because children with a death wish ride bikes in it, a practice I’m sure is not supported by the Regional Flood Control District.
Also, how reassuring is it to hear two Clark County Commissioners scream about the dangers of the effluent, and yet blithely assure us that the fact that the swill is oozing into Lake Mead, our primary source of drinking water, is perfectly fine? So, which is it? Is the stuff safe or not?
For heavens sake, dear leaders, please make up your minds about which lie you are going to tell us. Let’s coordinate, people!
Why not just use the Upper Las Vegas Wash to create a North Las Vegas Wetlands Park. You could build Apartments right up to it.
Maybe Mayor Buck can dispatch her husband, Keith, to heckle Commissioners at their next meeting like she did to Councilman Chercio at his recent town hall meeting in Aliante. Ever the bully, Mr. Buck played the role of rabble-rouser in supporting NLV’s overpaid police and fine unions – the same people who played a very active role in his wife’s campaign last year. Mr. Buck – stay home and mind the cookies. Let your wife and her cronies fight their own political battles.