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Summerlin desert clean-up event set for Nov. 5
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Summerlin resident Mitch McClellan and his daughter, Macall, participated in a previous Summerlin desert clean-up event.
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The Howard Hughes Corp., developer of the master-planned community of Summerlin, is coordinating a desert clean-up event Nov. 5.
Volunteers, along with professional landscape crews, will take on the persistent challenge of desert dumping on the undeveloped sections of Summerlin South, near Bishop Gorman High School and The Mesa Park.
As in open areas across the valley, Summerlin's desert continues to be used for illegal dumping that includes landscape and household items.
Volunteers are needed to help sweep the area and remove any trash items that impact the aesthetics of the desert environment.
Interested participants should meet at 8 a.m. on the far western end of Maule Avenue, about one-half mile west of Fort Apache Road.
Sturdy, closed-toe shoes, long pants and gloves are strongly recommended. Water will be provided.
This area was the focus of a 2009 desert clean-up event in which The Howard Hughes Corp. partnered with several contractors and government agencies to perform the largest volunteer clean-up in Nevada's history. More than 325 tons of trash were removed.
"It's disappointing to see dumping in this area given the time, energy and focus we gave it a few years ago," said Tom Warden, senior vice president of community and government relations for The Howard Hughes Corp. "But we're committed to keeping the site clean and hope others will join us in this cause."
According to Warden, most of the illegally dumped items are things Republic Services would pick up curbside.
"It's baffling that people unnecessarily go out of their way to break the law and risk significant fines to illegally dump items," he said.
Fines for illegal dumping start at $1,800.
Valley residents are encouraged to report dumpers by calling the Southern Nevada Health District at 759-0600.
The day, time and license plate number is required to report an incident, and a photograph helps but is not necessary. A reward program is currently in place for reports that result in a fine.
For more information on the Nov. 5 desert clean-up event, visit summerlin.com/events.
Summerlin began to take shape in 1990. For nearly two decades regional and national studies ranked it in the country's top-10, best-selling master-planned communities.
Located along the western rim of the Las Vegas Valley, Summerlin encompasses 22,500 acres with about 7,500 acres still remaining to accommodate future growth within the master plan.
The community is currently home to nearly 100,000 residents.
Amenities include more than 150 neighborhood and village parks, more than 150 completed miles of the Summerlin trail system, 26 public and private schools, 14 houses of worship, nine golf courses, shopping centers, medical and cultural facilities, business parks and more than three dozen actively selling floor plans.
Homes are available in a variety of styles -- from single-family homes to townhomes, condominiums and lofts -- priced from the mid-$100,000s to more than $1 million.
Custom homesites in The Ridges are priced from the high-$200,000s.
Luxury apartment homes offer monthly rents starting from the $800s.
For more information on Summerlin, visit summerlin.com or facebook.com/summerlinlv.
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