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Regional Housing Authority grant for Marble Manor oral histories and documentary approved for $207,000
Summary
The Commission approved a $207,000 grant request from the Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority to collect oral histories and produce a documentary about Marble Manor; the project aims to preserve resident stories during the site's multi‑phase redevelopment.
Kathy Thomas, chief housing officer for the Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority, asked the commission for $207,000 to collect oral histories and produce a documentary titled Marble Manor: Past, Present and Future. The commission approved the request by voice vote.
Thomas said Marble Manor is a public housing development built in phases beginning in 1942 and described the redevelopment as a Choice Neighborhood Initiative (CNI) project that will transform the property into a mixed-use, mixed-income development. She said the total redevelopment will be financed with a CNI award of $50 million plus partner investments and supportive services and that the total built-out value will exceed $350 million.
The oral-history project, Thomas said, will collect 50–65 interviews, preserve images and artifacts, and produce a yearlong documentary that runs concurrent with demolition, reconstruction and resident reoccupation. She emphasized the redevelopment plan’s commitment that the 235 current residents in good standing will be able to return to the completed development and that the rebuilt site will include 627 residential units of mixed types.
Claytee White of UNLV’s Oral History Research Center addressed the commission in support and said she will help collect and preserve resident histories and that interviews will be videoed, with Gas Station Studios producing the film and hiring local youth as part of the work.
Motion and outcome: A commissioner moved to approve the grant and the motion passed by voice vote; the motion recorded in the minutes as approved.
Ending: The commission approved $207,000 to support the oral-history and documentary work; Thomas said the project would kick off in January 2026 and wrap by December 2026, with housing authority cost match noted in the presentation.
