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Commissioners OK national park plan
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Updated: Apr. 10, 2012 | 9:59 a.m.
Clark County commissioners approved a resolution Tuesday to designate the fossil-rich Upper Las Vegas Wash a national park.
Scientists determined that the wash contains fossils from the Pleistocene Ice Age, spanning a significant period of warming and cooling of the Southwest climate.
The area proposed for a national park is north of the Las Vegas Beltway and east of U.S. Highway 95.
The cities of Las Vegas and North Las Vegas are expected to vote on similar resolutions this week.
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Well, I knew once I had read the article that I would see some truly ignorant comments posted below. And I was right! Look carefully at the description of the proposed location. North of the Beltway, east of U.S. 95. This area is upstream of development; therefore, there would not be any sewage being dumped into this area. All I had to do was look at a map. Wow, that was hard! Indeed, the proposed area would be close to the Floyd Lamb State Park. Now, it is apparent that those making the comments thus far are thinking of the lower Las Vegas Wash, which lies downstream of all of the development and does receive sewage and runoff. THAT would not be a place to even remotely consider for placement of a park, national or otherwise. But, like I said, all I had to do was look at a map. Try it sometime.
The "wash" is a sewer. Flush your toilet and it ends up in the "wash" on its way back to Lake Mead so SNWA can pump it and charge you to drink your own urine.
Salt Cedar and sewer water is not a National Park.
Which county commissioner wanted to make a BIG DITCH, a National Park?
Maybe the county commission should take a look at a real national park like Zion, Bryce, Yellowstone, Yosemite et al. Those places deserve national park status. Even Red Rock, Valley of Fire and Lake Mead are more deserving.
If you want to protect the 'Ditch' make it a county park.
I am sure the folks who make the determinations of what constitutes a national park are rolling on the floor with this request.