LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – Two years ago during the last legislative session, Nevada state lawmakers and the governor approved Senate Bill 450, the “Windsor Park Environmental Justice Act”. It allocates millions of dollars for the relocation of people living in the slowly sinking neighborhood in North Las Vegas. Two years later, they’ve yet to break ground on the new homes and millions of dollars for the massive project are quickly approaching their expiration date.
State Senator Dina Neal who represents the Windsor Park neighborhood pushed hard to bring change last session but two years later the people of Windsor Park are still in their slowly sinking homes. Last week, she introduced updated legislation to keep the project moving and lawmakers got an update on the money to make it happen.
“We still have concerns about getting the project done within the timeline,” revealed Steve Aichroth, Administrator of the Nevada Housing Division during the budget presentation. The head of the Nevada Housing Division updated lawmakers on the construction of the new Windsor Park community where up to 93 new homes to be built.
“They’re working diligently to acquire the appropriate land. Once that is acquired, we anticipate the infrastructure being installed and then the vertical construction of homes can commence,” Aichroth reported. Thirty-seven million dollars has been allocated for residents to exchange their home in the historical Black community built in the 60’s for a brand-new house constructed nearby on solid ground that is not shifting.
“Twelve million which is due to sunset at the end of this fiscal year. So, absent the spending, this needs to be advanced,” Aichroth told lawmakers. There is also 25 million in federal funds that must be spent by the end of 2026, something Governor Lombardo expressed concern about before. The Nevada Housing Division believes extensions on that deadline can be worked out.
“We’ve been in discussion since this fall regarding the $12 million potential reversion and know that the solutions can come either through the Governor’s Finance Office or through the legislative body,” explained Christine Hess, Chief Financial Officer of the Nevada Housing Division.
Lawmakers want to know, after decades of waiting, when residents will finally be getting the new homes, they’ve been promised.
“Will the homes be entirely completed by the end of 2026? The money will have to be spent by then. We do have some state funds that don’t have that deadline, so it’s still a little bit of a moving target, but we would anticipate that if they’re not moving in by the end of 2026, it would be shortly thereafter,” Aichroth projected.
Senator Neal’s new bill NV SB393 is scheduled for a hearing next Thursday, April 3rd in Senate Revenue. Neal is asking lawmakers to approve an extension on the millions approved to build the new homes.
Neal also tells FOX5 land has been identified where the new homes would be built, and they are now “moving to secure it.” The Nevada Housing Division says they’ve been working with the developer to expedite the acquisition of the land.
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