LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A 400-foot thin strip of Las Vegas desert over a drainage line appears to be the next chapter in the debate over a temple for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as it heads to city hall for a vote again.
The Las Vegas Planning Commission will discuss and vote Tuesday on a land use entitlement project request from the LDS Church for an approved temple site at the intersection of North Grand Canyon Drive and West Alexander Road.
Representatives for the LDS Church responded first to 8 News Now regarding the agenda item and described it as a normal part of the development process.
“The item is a land use entitlement request to vacate U.S. Government easements south of Hickam Avenue and East of Grand Canyon Drive submitted in response to a condition imposed by the City of Las Vegas,” an LDS Church representative wrote. “Such items are common during the land development process and are routinely included with other similar requests during the ‘One Motion – One Vote’ portion of the agenda.”