Coyote Springs on schedule

Rumors have been swirling in the Las Vegas desert winds that the Coyote Springs master-planned community is encountering trouble because of the soft real estate market in Southern Nevada. The 43,000-acre project is located about 50 miles north of here and has been approved for a whopping 159,000 homes. Not so, say company executives, everything is on schedule.

Well, almost. The first houses were supposed to be ready by this spring and the new date is moved up to the latter half of 2008. The delay is primarily caused by the general improvement district and completion of the sewer and water treatment facilities, the company says.

It's going to be a nice community upon build-out. It'll include 6 golf courses to begin with, vacation villas, of course a lot of commercial and retail space and multi-family housing. A complete package. It would be ideal for those who prefer a small-town, rural flavor but are still within reasonable distance from a major city.