Who is bruce woodbury

He also blocked all attempts to rezone any of the industrial property across from Railroad Pass to residential. Bruce made sure that Boulder City maintained full representation on all regional boards and received large allocations of transportation and flood control money from the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada and Clark County Flood Control district, far beyond a per capita share.

Since Bruce left office in , all of those grants have either stopped entirely or have been reduced drastically. Commissioner Woodbury, a Republican, was a good friend of many Democrats, like the late Ralph Denton, who helped to write our growth control ordinance.

Each would attest that Bruce never asked them to vote any particular way on any City Council items, and that remains true to this day. In his seven elections, Bruce always received about 80 percent of the vote in Boulder City. It is disheartening that a number of Boulder City residents either do not know, or seem to have forgotten, about the outstanding and visionary accomplishments Bruce Woodbury achieved for our community and all of Clark County.

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That was done with input and overwhelming support from our citizens. From there we developed an action plan, which continues to be polished and implemented.

Don't miss the big stories. Robert List had to appoint someone. He served on the commission from , longer than anyone in history. During that time, he faced many tough issues, the most challenging being transportation. He and his supporters campaigned heavily to get needed support. Woodbury also prevented development in the Eldorado Valley near Boulder City and recommended the transfer of the land from the federal government to Boulder City.

Harry Reid. Despite his many accomplishments, Woodbury said what he will likely be remembered most for is the fact that he was in office during two FBI investigations involving fellow commissioners, Operation Yobo and Operation G-sting.

Two of his seven children, Rod and Melissa, followed him in politics. He also enjoys the time he spends with his children and 22 grandchildren. Nathaniel Kaey Gee resides in Boulder City with his wife and six kids. He is a Civil Engineer by day and enjoys writing any chance he gets. You can follow his work on his blog thegeebrothers. A caboose traditionally marks the end of the train, but one recently found itself at the start of something new, thanks to a donation from the Boy Scouts of America.

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