By Brian Eckhouse
January 17, 2009
Mob museum, city halls make cut to get on list laden with road building and repair work
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As debate over the size and scope of a federal stimulus bill intensifies in Washington, regional leaders could soon be engaged in a turf war for their piece of the pie.
Local jurisdictions have compiled lengthy wish lists of potentially “shovel-ready” projects, or those that could be under construction within 180 days. Among them: a $200 million project to build a more efficient ramp from the airport connector onto eastbound Interstate 215, $63 million in regional road repair and, of course, Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman’s proposed $60 million mob museum downtown — a request that is being roundly rejected on Capitol Hill.
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Leading House and Senate Democrats have pledged a stimulus bill devoid of earmarks, or specified projects.
Remember those words!
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But if a competitive process remains, one Washington lobbyist with ties to Nevada anticipates a feeding frenzy among adjacent jurisdictions here.
Be sure to read the laundry list for Nevada. And Nevada is just one state.
Doesn't your heart just bleed for Las Vegas (Nevada) ~ the state that has probably created more riches to rags than any other state in the union. _________________
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