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North Las Vegas approves $11 million for demolition and abatement of former City Hall campus
Summary
The City Council and the Redevelopment Agency approved a package to release up to $11 million from redevelopment funds to demolish and perform environmental abatement on a 19‑acre former City Hall site at 2300 Civic Center Drive to prepare the parcel for future redevelopment.
The North Las Vegas City Council and the North Las Vegas Redevelopment Agency on Sept. 3 approved using redevelopment agency funds to demolish and perform environmental abatement on the 19‑acre former City Hall campus at 2300 Civic Center Drive (APN 139‑235‑06‑005).
City and redevelopment staff described the action as a multi‑step effort: first move funds from redevelopment savings into an operating allocation (item 17) and then authorize an interlocal agreement and contracts to remove structures, asphalt, fencing, power poles and an above‑ground storage tank at a cost not to exceed $11,000,000 (items 18 and 22). Economic development staff said the property is being prepared for future private investment and to support downtown revitalization.
“Tear down and environmental abatement will prepare the city property located within the heart of the downtown redevelopment area and to be repurposed for economic development purposes,” economic development staff member Terry Sheridan told the council. He said the single‑story old City Hall building is outdated, would require extensive expense to retrofit, and is less valuable in current market conditions than redeveloping the site for denser, modern uses.
Scott Carter, also with redevelopment, said cost estimates for bringing the old building up to current code and dealing with environmental issues made demolition the more cost‑effective option and that the work will use RDA funds rather than the city’s general fund.
Council members discussed the site’s history and the city’s long‑term work to assemble properties in the downtown core; several thanked staff for assembling the funding and planning the project. The council moved and the motion passed for both the city authorization to award contracts up to $11,000,000 and the redevelopment agency’s companion interlocal approval.
Staff said environmental abatement, demolition and site preparation contracts will be awarded by the city manager within the approved budget. No schedule for subsequent redevelopment projects was presented at the hearing.
