City of Las Vegas Downtown Redevelopment Agency v. Crockett

I cannot conclude that the district court erred in ruling that the vacation of streets and the relocation of a public park required formal amendment of the Redevelopment Plan for the Downtown Las Vegas Redevelopment Area.

The majority holds that formal amendment to a redevelopment plan is (1) mandated only for material deviations from, or changes to, a redevelopment plan; and (2) material changes to a plan do not include subsequent “administrative interpretation and filling in of details.” While I agree that a material change in a redevelopment plan stimulates the formal amendment process, I…