Las Vegas officials want OK to raise fees to pay for homeless services
Las Vegas officials want to increase the amount of money the city can direct to homeless services — but they need a big OK from the state Legislature to make that happen.
City officials will ask state lawmakers early next year to increase the regional property sale tax and city fees. It’s estimated the revenue would bring in an extra $20 million.
At a meeting last month, the council agreed that there isn’t enough money to address the growing issue of homelessness in Southern Nevada: An annual census conducted in January counted more than 6,000 homeless people in Clark County.
A presentation at the meeting identified that more than 75 percent of homeless people lived in Southern Nevada “before they lost their housing.”
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