Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016 | 4:18 p.m.
CARSON CITY — Sen. Tick Segerblom, D-Las Vegas, is proposing increasing the room tax in Clark County by 2 percent for school construction.
He submitted his bill request Sept. 9.
It might conflict with a recommendation today by the Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee to increase the room tax in Clark County to help pay for construction of a 65,000-seat stadium to lure the NFL’s Oakland Raiders to Las Vegas.
Asked about the potential conflict, Segerblom had no comment. He said there is crowding in the schools, and some students are being taught in mobile classrooms.
His bill would not come up until the 2017 Legislative session in February.
The suggestion for a stadium room tax could be handled by a special session of the Legislature before February. Gov. Brian Sandoval is waiting for the final report on the stadium before he decides whether to convene a special session.
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