What’s Inside
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Annual Election
7 Legislative Update
8 Sun City Awarded
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Things That Go Boom
13 You Light It, We Write It
Bringing Some Shine to the Gem of North Las Vegas ON A BEAUTIFUL TUESDAY afternoon on May 14th, City Council members Richard
During his speech North Las Vegas City Councilman Scott Black represent-
Cherchio, Scott Black and Pamela Goynes-Brown along with Aliante Master Board
ing Ward 3 stated, “This is an amazing park. I want to say (that) I am so proud to
President Michael Breault and Park and Recreation Advisory Board President JD
represent the city and the investment that we’re putting into these amenities that
Calhoun had the honors cutting the ribbon at the ribbon cutting ceremony for the
are so important to our community and to the children.” Councilman Black made
Grand Re-Opening of Nature Discovery Park. Residents, City Officials and Board
this challenge, “When I come to the park, my goal is to leave it equally as clean,
members enjoyed a small ceremony hosted by Assistant City Manager for North
or better than I found it.” He doesn’t leave litter and he hopes all will do the same.
Las Vegas, Alfredo Melesio.
Let us all strive to keep all the parks in our community looking awesome! Councilwoman Pamela Goynes-Brown of Ward 2, whose parents are the namesake for Goynes Elementary in the Aliante Master community stated, “One of the goals in council is to make sure that all of our parks, and more so our mature parks, are up to code so that you feel comfortable having your children play on our play equipment and that they have a safe and fun place to play.” The Aliante Master Board President, Michael Breault, shared his excitement for the park renovations during his speech stating that he has a special interest in the Nature Discovery Park renovations as he and his wife walk the park every morning. “We have seen the demolition of old equipment, the arrival of pallets and continues on page 5
As early as April of 2018 the Aliante Master Association had heard that there would be improvements made to the parks within the Aliante Master Community. There was a lot of excitement when word was received that funding had been secured to replace and upgrade features to Nature Discovery Park. As one of the most popular parks in North Las Vegas, the park was definitely showing some wear and tear and in need of some attention. The most notable upgrades are to the newly installed climbing structure, slides and swings. Not as large as the previous structure, the new playground equipment has more activities for children to enjoy. While keeping activities that are popular at the Park such as the splash pads, and the Dino sand pit, new features such as the musical chimes and teeter totters add excitement and fun to this wonderful park.