Henderson finalizes land deal with Raiders

It’s official. The National Football League’s Raiders have scored a multimillion dollar deal on 55 acres in Henderson for the team’s future practice facility and headquarters. The Henderson City Council voted Tuesday to sell the land located near the southwest corner of St. Rose Parkway and Executive Airport Drive to the Raiders, who are slated to move from Oakland and call Southern Nevada home in 2020. “This is just an ideal situation for both the Raiders and the city of Henderson,” Councilman John Marz said during the meeting. “It does everything the city wanted to do. It will bring a lot of jobs, revenue and it’s a good kickstart for that part of the valley.” The land, with an appraised value of $12.1 million, was sold to the team for $6.05 million. Don Webb, a stadium consultant hired for the Raiders, told the council in January that the team plans to finish construction of the facility in the spring of 2020.