The Las Vegas City Council on July 12 gave unanimous approval to provide $75,000 in Neighborhood Partners Fund grants for 22 community improvement projects.
The recipients are residents who will provide more than $275,000 in matching labor and donations to improve their neighborhoods.
The aim of the Neighborhood Partners Fund grants is to serve as an incentive for residents to take a stake in their neighborhoods.
The city provides the seed money for improvement projects and the residents provide matching labor or donations.
Mayor Oscar Goodman and the City Council thanked the residents for their work at the July 12 council meeting.
"You make our city a special place and we're lucky to have a constituency that makes the city a better place," Goodman said.
Since 1998, the Neighborhood Partners Fund, organized through the city's Neighborhood Services Department, has funded 171 neighborhood projects, which have generated close to $1.75 million worth of volunteer labor or donations.
The fund matches up to $5,000 to improve the quality of life in Las Vegas neighborhoods.
The 22 projects approved this year include: Artesian Heights, a beautification project; Charleston Heights, a neighborhood preservation communication enhancement project; Gateway District/Stupak Center, for a back-to-school fair; Quail Estates West, a neighborhood beautification project; Rancho Bel Air, a safety and beautification project; Sartini Plaza Resident Council, a facility enhancement project; Aventura Association, a gateway project; Capri at Summerlin, a neighborhood safety project; Lakes Association, for the 2006 Lakes Festival of Lights; Peccole Ranch Association, for the Pump N' 5K Run; Archie Grant Association, for a laundry room for senior citizens and disabled individuals; John S. Park Association, a community project; Rulon Earl Mobile Manor, for security for seniors; American West Village II, a beautification, enhancement and water conservation project; Desert Shores Community Association, for beautification of neighborhood entrances; Berkley Square, a beautification and safety project; Cultural Corridor Coalition, an educational and cultural enrichment project; Levy Gardens Resident Council, a communications and community building project; Orleans Square Association, a landscape improvement project; Grand Entries, an entrance repair and beautification project; The Preserve at Elkhorn, a communications and beautification project; and Romano Ridge, for a gate replacement.
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