The biggest challenge facing Southern Nevada is reaching an agreement with surrounding states to address the water situation the West is facing.
Economic diversification continues to be a widespread challenge for Southern Nevada. For too long the economy in Las Vegas has been solely built on tourism. But there is so much more the city and region have to offer.
There are many demographics to homelessness, and each one has to be addressed specifically to ascertain the barriers keeping them homeless.
Las Vegas has always been a destination city to visit, but over the last 20 years it has grown exponentially to a place people want to live, which is great for the Nevada economy.
One of the biggest challenges that we are working on is helping people work on taking their first steps towards a healthier life.
Our city needs to continue to diversify and will need to keep up the expansion efforts during a potential recession.
We can’t ignore Lake Mead standing at a 22-year downward trend and now at its lowest level since 1937. It’s going to take all of us and those new to the area focusing on conservation.
We’ve seen the devastation of wildfires, the drought to our beloved desert and without quick and substantive changes at the federal level, there is not a good way out.
The drought and diminishing water levels of the Colorado River are a huge challenge. We need to find sustainable solutions to cut back on usage before it’s too late.
Prior to the pandemic, we know where Southern Nevada ranked nationally in education outcomes, workforce readiness, infrastructure, etc. Now, we have an opportunity to use unprecedented federal funds to completely change our region’s future. We must have the courage to make strategic long-term, people-based investments that for too long have been unattractive to our credit-seeking officials who want a quick win and Twitter press release.