Wednesday, April 3, 1996 | 11:59 a.m.
* OPEN FOR DEVELOPMENT -- The County Commission has approved a recommendation that will allow development on 30 square miles of unimproved land in the southwest valley -- 16 percent of which is federally owned. Along with Tuesday's decision, the board adopted changes to its community district guidelines, which determines when land is ready to be developed.
* HORSE-TRIPPING -- The commission introduced an ordinance outlawing horse-tripping in Clark County. A public hearing has been set for April 16 on the ordinance, which would prohibit anyone from intentionally tripping a horse for sport or entertainment. Reports of horse-tripping have surfaced in Clark County as neighboring states passed laws to outlaw the practice.
* COUNTY CONTRACTS -- The board introduced an ordinance Tuesday requiring that all contracts and agreements be in final form 10 days prior to presentation before the commission. Commissioner Myrna Williams asked for the ordinance after two contracts were presented to the board while last-minute negotiations were being worked out.
* REPUBLICAN PRIMARY -- Clark County Registrar of Voters Kathryn Ferguson reported that the March 26 Republican primary mail-in vote count was off by 76 ballots. While it's only 1/10 of 1 percent of the 76,767 ballots counted, it's still more proportionally than the out-of-balance count on general elections using the county's electronic voting machines, Ferguson told board members Tuesday. The board accepted the canvass of votes and forwarded them to the secretary of state.
* HOBBS HIRED -- The County Commission has approved a contract with former comptroller Guy Hobbs and former budget director Kathy Ong, who went into private business in January. The contract approved Tuesday is for financial analysis of a proposal to acquire the North Rancho Acute Rehabilitation Hospital and Quick Care Center.
* TENNIS COURTS -- The commission has allowed Parks and Recreation Director Glenn Trowbridge to solicit proposals to have private companies run the tennis courts and driving range at Sunset Park. Trowbridge said having outside companies run the course and courts could bring in $40,000 for the county and eliminate about $12,000 in expenses.
* OAKLAND ATHLETICS -- The commission approved a request that $200,000 in Las Vegas Convention and Visitor Authority grants to Clark County for park projects be used instead as the county's contribution to the Oakland A's program at Cashman Field.
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