Eminent domain will lead to litigation

To the editor:

I was transferred here by my employer last summer and was planning on buying a home in North Las Vegas soon. Now that the city’s management seems bent on self-destruction through the eminent domain scam (“NLV tries unusual lifeline,” Thursday ReviewJournal), I’m afraid to buy in North Las Vegas.

Surely the future litigation will lead to bankruptcy of our city. I would like to know where I could sign a recall petition for the City Council. Meanwhile, the same media going after me have little or no interest in questioning Mr. Maher over his hurtful words.

For those familiar with my work in the Las Vegas media, my response should have come as no surprise. I’ve spoken out in the past and have paid the price. When a UNLV athletic director used racist and sexist terms to describe athletes, I broke that story, and the rest of the local media followed. I have never been one to sit on the sidelines and watch injustice.

Besides my personal interest in special needs issues, I am serving at the request of Gov. Brian Sandoval on the Nevada Governors Council on Developmental Disabilities and have also worked on many boards at Opportunity Village. This is a passion of mine.

For any community, I believe the greatest work we can do is to help those who need it most, whether it’s to spend time directly serving those with special needs, donating cash to the cause or speaking up in their defense. Las Vegas is a great city with many people who understand that.

For the record, I would stand up anytime, to anybody, anywhere, if they chose to disparage those in our community without a voice. I’m glad to have brought attention to this issue.