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We had an amazing time at my 7th annual Reading Rainbow in the Park this past Saturday! In total, we gave away 10,000 books, 630 hot dogs, 1,000 ice cream sandwiches, 600 juice boxes, 20 cases of water and additional cases of Takis and cookies. Thank you to our sponsors and to everyone who came out to make this a successful event!
   
Now open or coming soon!
Our North Las Vegas residents have long asked for more restaurants and amenities in the City, and I am pleased to say, we are delivering! Among the new establishments that recently opened or are scheduled to open soon:
* Texas Roadhouse, 1380 E. Craig Road (set to open in November)
* Freed’s Dessert Shop, 6475 N. Decatur Blvd. (now open)
* Starbucks, Craig Road and Scott Robinson Boulevard (set to open Oct. 15)
* Cali Burger in Fiesta Plaza, 2300 E. Lake Mead Blvd. (opening soon)
* WingStop in Fiesta Plaza on Lake Mead Blvd., Civic Center Drive and McDaniel Street (opening soon)
We have almost a dozen more new restaurants in the works, so stay tuned… we’ll have more exciting news coming soon!
What do you want to see on Deer Springs Way? Please tell us!
The City is currently conducting a Livable Centers Study for the Deer Springs District, a 2.5-mile stretch of Deer Springs Way from Commerce Street to Pecos Road. Livable centers are vibrant, walkable communities that include transportation options, multiple housing choices, shops, restaurants and easy access to jobs and services.
Help us shape the future of the Deer Springs District. Please learn about the project at cityofnorthlasvegas.com/DeerSprings and submit your comments through Friday, Oct. 19. We’ll use your feedback to create conceptual plans to share during the next phase of the planning process.
Following on the heels of the highly-successful debuts of In-N-Out Burger and Cracker Barrel, Terrible Herbst is the latest company to develop in the Craig Corridor.
The company is building a new gas station and convenience store on land owned by the Morgan and Hachquet families, immediately adjacent to In-N-Out Burger and Cracker Barrel.
Terrible Herbst Oil Company was originally founded by Ed Herbst in Chicago in 1937. While the business was distinctively family-owned – they regularly offered pony rides and bubble gum to kids and customers – the company was christened “Terrible” by competitors because of the competition that would arise whenever Herbst moved into a new area.
In 1959, Herbst opened the very first Terrible's in Las Vegas. Today, Terrible Herbst operates more than 130 convenience stores and more than 40 car washes throughout Nevada, California, Arizona and Utah.
Broadacres Marketplace &
Event Center was recently chosen as Business of the Month by Councilman Isaac
Barron and the North Las Vegas City Council. Broadacres sits on 44 acres off
Las Vegas Boulevard and features more than 1,100 vendor spaces offering food,
clothing, toys and household items.
If you haven’t checked it out
yet, make sure you do! There’s also plenty of live entertainment and music on
the weekends.
Last month, our City Council approved a partnership with Tahoe Mack, a local student who is designing a 16-foot statue of a Columbian mammoth, and the Protectors of Tule Springs. Tahoe’s mammoth will be displayed in the Villages of Tule Springs and will welcome guests to our unique urban national monument, the Tule Springs Fossil Beds.
The statue will be made with recycled metal that has been dumped illegally throughout the monument. Tahoe is working with artists Luis Varela-Rico and Joel Spencer to create a truly incredible and one-of-a-kind work.
Please help her gather the materials she needs and keep our wonderful national park clean! Join us for a November park cleanup.
 
Last month, in honor of Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness month, I presented a proclamation to Debbie Wiechecki, who runs Team Clem vs Pulmonary Fibrosis. Debbie lost her husband, Clem, to pulmonary fibrosis last year and has dedicated her time to raising awareness about the progressive lung disease. Each year, she participates in Scale the Strat to raise money to support the American Lung Association by climbing the iconic Stratosphere Tower. Keep up the great work, Debbie!
Our recent household and community
cleanup event was a huge success! We had dozens of people bring documents to
shred, clothes and household items to donate and items to recycle. In total, we
kept 1,269 pounds of recyclable materials out of the landfill!
Thank you to everyone who
participated and to our wonderful event partners: Republic Services, Blind Center of Nevada, RoadSafe Traffic Systems, Goodwill of Southern Nevada, Shred-it and our North Las Vegas Police Department.
A project I have been following for some time now has recently broken ground. A new traffic signal is coming to Lake Mead Boulevard at Comstock Drive/Stella Lake Street!
ADA-compliant sidewalk ramps, pedestrian signals and new signs and street markings also are in the works.
This was a much-requested project for residents in the area, both in Las Vegas and in North Las Vegas, and I was thrilled to work with the City of Las Vegas to get this done.
Completion of the project is expected in February.
I and Council Liaison Nancy Chavez recently had the privlege of being honored by the Parent Citywide African American Educational Focus Group as impactful women. The nonprofit organization focuses on youth and family issues and works to enhance the educational, cultural and social wholeness of African-American children in Southern Nevada. I am humbled by and grateful for receiving this recognition. Thank you, Parent Citywide!
Please help support our residents here in the City of North Las Vegas by donating to Denver Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall's the FEEL Movement. For every $250 raised, a FEEL Box will be gifted to families in North Las Vegas and Denver.
Each box contains food, hygiene products and a Samsung Galaxy tablet loaded with educational apps to build leadership, increase motivation and encourage wellbeing -- all designed to empower, uplift and support those who may need a boost.
Brandon is a North Las Vegas native and a proud representative not only of his family upbringing but of our wonderful community that provided a strong platform for him to develop into a successful professional and generous philanthropist. Let's help pay those gifts forward!
For more information, visit https://sntf.us/feel
One of our North Las Vegas Police K9 teams was entered into a contest to win a new 2019 Chevy Tahoe K9 truck for the department. In order to win, we need the help of everyone -- including our residents.
Thirty K9 teams from around the country are currently featured on the Vested Interest in K9s website -- https://www.vik9s.org/suvgiveaway/. The team with the most votes on Oct. 31 wins the Tahoe.
Please vote for Sgt. Scott Salkoff and Storm. You can vote EVERY 24 HOURS -- please visit the site and vote often!
Let's support our North Las Vegas K9 team and police department!
           
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