LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — A number of veterans are calling on Clark County leaders to approve plans for an affordable housing community on the east side of the valley that has faced earlier scrutiny and skepticism from county staff and residents.
The 15-acre site is located off of Vegas Valley Drive and Tree Line Drive, just west of Hollywood Boulevard in the Sunrise Manor area.
The proposed project from Patriot Housing LV would feature 348 units ranging from studios to three-bedroom spaces, buildings designated for women residents, and wraparound services for veterans and those with disabilities.
One of the leaders of the project tells FOX5 that they hope to build the “nicest veterans housing project in the country.”
County documents show a projected cost of $90 million, with financing from tax credits, bonds, and around $15 million from donors.
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“If somebody has a father or sister or mother or brother who needs additional services because they’re a veteran or they have some level of disability, they’ll be able to access them at this site. It’s a community in a whole with resources, with services, and with amenities,” said Shiela Lambert of Patriot Housing LV.
Numerous veterans and union members came to the Zoning Commission to speak in favor of the proposed project.
“There’s over 110,000 veterans living in Las Vegas and many of them can’t afford the housing,” said Dominic Serino, who leads the local chapter of Paralyzed Veterans of America. “You see this all the time… it’s always, ‘yeah, we’ve got to do it, but not in my neighborhood,’ and that happens too much. And our veterans have made this country what it is,” Serino tells FOX5.
Earlier this summer, Clark County staff had previously recommended “Denial” of the project, citing concerns with the location near a recycling center, a plant and other industrial businesses. Other residents voiced concerns with the large project in the area near homes. The project would require a zoning change for the area.
Commissioners asked developers for further information including a review of the deed, financing and analysis of the plan from the county’s affordable housing department; other conditions include an agreement from the City of Las Vegas on zoning changes.
County officials will review the project again on October 7.
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