Thursday, July 3, 2003 | 11:08 a.m.
Plans for a second tower for the Palms casino resort in Las Vegas were approved by the Clark County Commission on Wednesday, although a company representative said a final decision on whether to build the 25-story building hasn't been made yet.
The commission's approval for the new tower gives the Palms one year to start construction, said Greg Borgel, a land-use consultant who represented the Palms before the commission.
Less than two weeks ago Palms owner George Maloof denied reports that he has decided to build a second tower at the property.
Maloof could not be reached for comment Wednesday afternoon.
But Borgel said: "I think he intended to communicate that no decision has been made on whether or when to build this."
Borgel said the proposed tower would be nearly identical to the existing tower.
The proposed tower would include about 500 rooms and additional casino space, according to county documents.
The Palms opened its 470-room, 42-story building off Flamingo Road near Interstate 15 in December 2001.
Locals' casino operator Station Casinos Inc. is a minority investor in the Palms, as is the Greenspun family, owner of the Las Vegas Sun.
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