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New! Flying J Files for Bankruptcy
Report on June 18 Planning Commission Meeting
Channel 4 Story on Environmental Infractions by Flying J
California Environmental Complaint
NV Earthquake Causes Fuel Leak & Evacuation at Flying J
Report on March 20 NAB Meeting
KRNV Report on March 20 Meeting
Petition (PDF)
Sierra Canyon Resident Reports on March 4th Flying J Presentation
Proposed Planning Area Diagram (currently zoned residential)
RGJ 11/29 1st Reading Approved
RGJ Article About 11/28 Council Hearing
RGJ Article 11/18 on NAB Meeting
Flying J Master Plan Amendment Request
Truck Stop Ordinance Excerpts for 11/28 City Council Meeting
NW NAB Letter to City Council Oct 18
Map of Flying J Proposed Location (submitted by Ward R.)
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Other Articles & Videos of Interest
Oklahoma Truckstop Prostitution (Fox25 News, YouTube video, Feb. 2008)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uv6Yvtb9Q_U&feature=user
Note: At the end of the story they mention that the station owner said it does no good
to hire security guards because the pimps threaten them or pay them off.
"Child Prostitution, Coming to a Truckstop Near You” (National Review 2/15/08)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1954029/posts
“Deadly Odds For Truck-Stop Prostitutes” (New York Times) Deadly Odds
“Forbidden Science: Pornography, Prostitution and Seedy Truck Stops” (Discover Magazine)
http://discovermagazine.com/2004/aug/forbidden-science/article_view?b_start:int=2&-C=
Flying J Fuel Spills in Iowa (November 13, 2007)
Attorney general to issue Flying J's fateDallas police fight truck stop prostitution with rehabilitation. (November 8, 2007)
DallasPolice.htm (highlighted and formatted for printing),
or http://www.dallasnews.com/ (online original article)Truck stop prevented in New Orleans. (November 8, 2007)
http://www.nola.com/frontpage/t-p/index.ssf?/base/news-9/119450488374290.xmlA Denver company wants to build a video poker truck stop in Kenner but has run into a roadblock: Municipal law forbids truck stops within 500 feet of homes. (November 7, 2007)
http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/frontpage/index.ssf?/base/news-25/1194420090220260.xml&coll=1An Alabama town fights Flying J Truck Stops. (March 2007)
Truck stop from hell?How one town stopped Flying J!
http://prebleny.com/?page_id=1633
