8/8/2019 Mayor Goodman Letter
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From the office of
Mayor Oscar B. GoodmanDear Football Fans,
The Las Vegas Locomotives are back for another season of
high-quality professional football and it ismy distinct pleasure to
welcome you. Together, the UFL and the Las Vegas Locomotives aim
to
provide every fan with an exciting and memorable game
experience. I am proud to have this dynamicteam in our city!
The UFL is known for embracing innovation and fan interaction
and serves its local communities withpride and dedication. They
have donated to the Clark County School District so that high
schools canplay an extra football game before the season begins.
This beloved annual event is known as Hall ofFame Weekend.
Additionally, Adam Bergen of the Las Vegas Locomotives started 87
Plays, a localcharity with a mission to promote participation in
school athletics. Jim Fassel and several coaches nowcall Las Vegas
their home and a five year lease has been signed on a new football
facility where playersmeet and train for the season. The local
full-time staff is dedicated to promoting the Locos throughouthe
community and since June, has hosted over 80 events throughout Las
Vegas. The Las VegasLocomotives have made it a priority to give
back to our community and for that I am truly grateful.
As we begin another season, I am delighted to tell you about
some exciting new developmentshappening in downtown Las Vegas, an
area of our city that is undergoing a dramatic renaissance. It
isevolving into a vibrant place for living, working, entertainment
and the arts. Downtown Las Vegas iscomprised of an enticing mix
that includes:
The neon-drenched excitement of the Fremont Street Experience,
visited by over 21 million peopleeach year.
Multi-million dollar casino and hotel renovations and
expansions. Fremont East Entertainment District featuring trendy
new gathering places for dining, dancing,
cocktails and enjoyment.An emerging eclectic mix of live-in
artists and galleries known as the 18b Arts District.World Market
Center, a state-of-the-art home furnishings trade show complex
that, when fully
completed, will exceed 12 million square feet with eight
buildings. Symphony Park, a phenomenal 61-acre planned development
anchored by two key projects, the
Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, designed by
renowned architect Frank Gehry,and The Smith Center for the
Performing Arts, Las Vegas first world-class performing arts
facility.Symphony Park will also be the planned future home of The
Charlie Palmer, a luxury boutique hotelthe World Jewelry Center, an
important centralized marketplace for the international and
domesticgem and jewelry trade; a boutique-style business hotel; a
first-class casino/hotel with significant retaispace; abundant
street-side retail offerings; a two-acre park; and an estimated
2,600 urban styleresidences.
Again, welcome to another fabulous season of Las Vegas
Locomotives football. Ill see you at thestadium!
Sincerely,
Oscar B. GoodmanMayorCity of Las VegasAmerican City of the
Year*
* The City of Las Vegas received the World Leadership Award for
American City of the Year, in addition to awards for our Centennial
Hills Master PlannedCampus and our Alternative Fuels Program. More
than 400 cities across the world presented projects in a wide range
of activities, highlighting the very best inmodern city leadership.
The awards are given to cities whose leaders have shown exceptional
imagination, foresight or resilience in a number of key fields
-
especially cities that have reversed trends, shaken off
traditional images and acted as an example and inspiration to
others.
OSCAR B.GOODMANMAYOR
CITY OFLASVEGAS400STEWARTAVENUE
LASVEGAS,NEVADA89101
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