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Commission reviews 100-year Las Vegas timeline; debate centers on scope and including Howard Hughes-era events
Summary
Consultant Jeffrey Carlson presented a 72-entry, ~3,000-word draft timeline for the city's centennial website. Commissioners debated including Howard Hughes and events tied to the Las Vegas Strip versus restricting entries to the incorporated city's boundaries; staff said communications will publish content once the commission signs off.
Jeffrey Carlson, the website content development consultant, presented a draft 100-year Las Vegas timeline developed with input from subject-matter contributors and fact-checkers. Carlson said the final product contains roughly 72 entries and about 3,000 words and is intended as a concise, decade-by-decade reference for educators, journalists and readers.
Some commissioners urged additions or reconsideration of items they felt had been "lost under the bridle," citing the Howard…
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