| By Vernon Robison Moapa Valley Progress Submitted July 23, 2008
The vacancy on the Moapa Town Advisory Board (MTAB) has been filled. Last week the Board of County Commissioners unanimously voted to appoint Warm Springs resident, Don Davis, to the board. Davis will fill a spot left by the resignation of Todd Lewis from the board back in May. This is Davis’ second term of service on the MVTAB. He was a board member once before between 2001-2003. In an interview, Davis said that he is happy to return and be of service to the community. “There are a lot of issues coming before this community,” Davis said. “They deserve to be talked about and carefully considered. I’m glad to be able to be a part of that.” |
 Moapa resident, Don Davis, was appointed to serve on the Moapa Town Advisory Board last week. |
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| Davis is a 5th generation Southern Nevada resident. He spent much of his early life in Las Vegas. His family began the Davis Nursery in Las Vegas back in the early 1950s. Since then, Davis has centered his career around the Nursery and Landscaping industry. He currently works as a Horticultural Consultant for residential and commercial clients in the Las Vegas valley.
Davis is featured in a weekly two hour radio show dealing with gardening and landscaping called “Out West Gardening With Don Davis”. The program, which is aired every Saturday morning on KDOX 1280 AM has been on the air for 21 years. Davis served on the Nevada State Board of Agriculture from 1980-1992. For the past eight years, he has been closely involved with the formation of the Las Vegas Springs Preserve Foundation. Davis moved to the Warm Springs community in 1993. With 15 years living in Moapa, he has had plenty of time to familiarize himself with community issues. Davis recognizes that change and growth in the community is inevitable. “You can’t stop growth from occurring,” he said. “People have purchased property here and they have the right to develop that property.” In addition, Davis has noted conflicting emotions in the community in reference to growth. “I hear a lot of people say that they want to keep a rural lifestyle, but they want a Walmart down the street and more sidewalks and streetlights. Those things don’t really match up. The question is how do you balance these things?” The challenge is to find a reasonable accomodation between the two elements, Davis said. “We can’t stop the growth, but we can direct it and make sure that it is as harmonious as possible with what is already here. But we can’t just throw up a red flag and insist on no development at all. It would be insanity to think we could do that.” One of the issues that is of particular importance to Davis is the look and feel of the Moapa community. “I really wish that the community had a better curb appeal,” he said. “Right now it is a pretty bleak view driving along highway 168.” Davis envisions properties along the highway adding street trees and landscaping to beautify the community. “Whether you call it a vision of the future or just a pet peeve coming from my horticultural background, the area could certainly stand for some visual improvement.” |
