City of Pahrump News and Articles

 

 

The Community College of Southern Nevada planned for Pahrump may just stay as a plan. The Nye County Commission is behind the plan, which would put the first building on 280 acres of federally owned land. Questions about timing are the real issue. Now may not be the best time, officials say, although Pahrump is expecting to get 11,000 new homes this year. Critics say that the town's collegiate population is actually shrinking. Howard, K.C. "Promoting Pahrump." Las Vegas Review Journal 5/2/2005 B1+.

Cityhood Debate Returns to Pahrump Since 1991, three separate ballot measures have sought to change Pahrump from a town to a city. In each case, voters overwhelmingly rejected the proposal. A group calling itself the Sunrise Cityhood Association has floated a plan to turn the heart of Pahrump into the brand new city of, you guessed it, Sunrise. Peterson said the city would have a population of 13,000 and a total assessed value of about $300 million, based on current numbers. 12/27/2004

CCSN Planned for Pahrump Nevada Senators have asked Congress to set aside 280 acres of federal land in Pahrump for a Community College of Southern Nevada (CCSN) campus. 9/28/2004