Las Vegas, NV January 29, 2024
The Nevada
Housing Division, in partnership with the Uplift Windsor Park Advisory
Committee, today announced the selection of Community Development Programs
Center of Nevada (CDPCN) as the developer for the new Windsor Park Community in
North Las Vegas.
Windsor
Park, affectionately known by residents as Winslow Park, was built between 1964
and 1966 and was exclusively occupied by African American residents. The
neighborhood was unknowingly built over geological faults and when groundwater
was extracted from the aquifer beneath the community over time, the homes and
infrastructure began to sink. This sinking, known as subsidence, rendered the
homes uninhabitable.
In response,
Nevada State Senator Dina Neal introduced Senate Bill 450 during the 2023
legislative session mandating that the Nevada Housing Division, a division of
the Department of Business and Industry, select a developer to build new homes
for the remaining 93 owners at no cost to them. The bill passed and Governor
Joe Lombardo signed it into law in June 2023.
“Selecting a
developer for the new Windsor Park neighborhood is a significant milestone in
this effort,” said Department of Business and Industry Director Dr. Kristopher
Sanchez. “We congratulate CDPCN on being selected and look forward to working
in conjunction with them to accomplish the goals of the legislation and provide
the remaining owners a new beginning.”
CDPCN
Executive Director Frank Hawkins expressed his appreciation for being selected
for the opportunity to carry out this mission.
“I am
pleased that the Nevada Housing Division and the Uplift Windsor Park Committee
has placed their confidence in me to successfully accomplish this monumental
undertaking,” Hawkins said. “CDPCN is committed to design and build high
quality, aesthetically pleasing homes with modern amenities. These homeowners
deserve to have safe homes that they can proudly pass down to future
generations.”
Senator Neal
said that she is excited to see the process moving forward and she feels
confident that the Nevada Housing Division and CDPCN will accomplish the spirit
of the legislation that she worked tirelessly to bring to fruition.
“I am
tremendously pleased that we have arrived at this point on a long journey,”
Neal said. “Previous attempts to assist this community have been met with
numerous challenges, so I am happy that we are a step closer to bringing to
pass this community’s desire to live in homes that are beyond what they could
have hoped for.”
The
Nevada Housing Division is currently working with CDPCN to finalize an official
contract which outlines the requirements of the company to purchase land
adjacent to the current Windsor Park subdivision, conduct a geological survey
to ensure subsidence won’t occur, and begin construction. Letters will be
mailed to Windsor Park residents notifying them of the selection.
The project completion date has not
yet been determined. “It has taken decades
to arrive at this point, so we recognize that everyone involved, especially the
homeowners, are anxious to see these new homes built,” Sanchez said. “However,
as we are breaking new ground with this unprecedented legislation, both
literally and figuratively, the Housing Division is working to put the
appropriate processes in place to ensure this project is completed as smoothly
and successfully as possible.”
About the
Nevada Housing Division
The
Nevada Housing Division, a division of the Department of Business and Industry,
was created by the Nevada Legislature in 1975 when it was recognized that a
shortage of safe, decent, and sanitary housing existed throughout the State for
persons and families of low- and moderate-income.
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