Clark County plans to close pedestrian trail in ‘whack-a-mole’ approach to encampments

By: Michael Lyle

Outlets: Nevada Current

Published: May 20, 2026

Words: 807

Last Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago

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Clark County is planning to close a section of a pedestrian trail near the Eastside to deter a rise in homeless encampments, the latest in a string of punitive measures officials have taken amid the rising numbers of homelessness.

Clark County Commissioner Tick Segerblom, who brought the proposal, agreed that closing the trail could become a game of “whack-a-mole” where people just move to another neighborhood.

He also wasn’t sure if it actually …

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