Lombardo Begs for Land,

Lacks the Guts to Take It

Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo wants more land for housing, but he won’t fight for it himself. Instead, he wrote a letter. He sent it to Nevada Democrats, asking them to push for a resolution urging the federal government to release land for development.

Like a limp biscuit, he couldn’t do it on his own.

He blamed inflation. He blamed interest rates. He blamed the cost of living. But most of all, he blamed the federal government. Nearly 87 percent of Nevada is federal land. Lombardo says that strangles developers and stifles construction, leaving rural communities unable to grow.

Projections show Washoe County could run out of developable land by 2027. Clark County might hold out until 2032. Lombardo says he has talked to Nevada’s federal delegation about the problem.

He also wrote to President Biden last July, asking for the same thing. That letter didn’t get him far. So now, he writes again.