Ex-NBA player Jackie Robinson narrowly kept his long-delayed arena and hotel project plans alive this week, overcoming skepticism of his financing plans.
The Clark County Commission voted 4-3 on Wednesday to extend approvals for Robinson’s multibillion-dollar proposal for the north end of the Strip. He first unveiled the development almost nine years ago, and his 27-acre project site has been little more than a giant excavated hole in the ground for years.
Project representative Chris Kaempfer told commissioners Wednesday that Robinson’s team had, among other things, cleaned the property, submitted required traffic and drainage studies, finished on-site demolition work and started construction of temporary power facilities.
