Raiders deal bad for city

It was sickening to hear the applause coming from the Henderson City Council’s Jan. 2 meeting. The thought of a stadium where the Raiders can practice practically being built on top of our homes, along roadways near our senior communities loaded with traffic and near the Executive Airport encouraging constant flights over us is not acceptable.

This is topped with the land practically being given to the Raiders.

What have we citizens done to deserve this abuse of our lifestyles? Why are we being subjected to such upheaval at this point in our lives? Most of us are good, law-abiding citizens living out our retirement years calmly, peacefully and hopefully in manageable health.

Has no thought gone into the impact on the lives of the residents of the affected communities? It appears that the only consideration was the possibility of funds being brought into the city as hordes of football fans are encouraged to frequent the facilities.

Hopefully, the powers that be will step back and give some consideration to the residents who once were proud to say we lived in one of the most desirable cities in the United States, Henderson.

Before signing the final agreement on Feb. 6, please think about the negative consequences to our lives.

There are other ways to bring money into our city.

Sheila Morse, Henderson