A few items of interest to Spanish Springs residents will have to wait to see the light of day at the Sparks Planning Commission following a glitch in noticing.

Every item on the agenda for today's 6:30 p.m. commission meeting is being delayed until the April 2 meeting.

One item in particular has, in its genesis, raised the ire of local residents and drawn hundreds to public meetings.

The Lazy 8 project will eventually plant a mix of resort, residential and commercial development on Pyramid Highway, just north of Lazy 5 regional park.

The item originally placed on tonight’s Planning Commission agenda could potentially change the land use designation in the area from general commercial to tourist commercial, potentially making way for a casino.

The 20.5 acres of land in question is located north of Lazy 5 regional park and east of the Pyramid Highway.

According to city of Sparks Senior Planner Tim Thompson, the master plan amendment should be considered independent from previous or existing issues regarding the controversial project.

According to Thompson, the agenda item would move an already approved TC land use designation from its current location on Vista Boulevard and Wingfield Hills Road to the spot on the Pyramid Highway.

The Lazy 8 project was approved following the settlement of a lawsuit involving the city of Sparks and Red Hawk Land Co., the developer behind the project.

“This master plan amendment is intended to effectuate the terms of the 2006 Settlement Agreement between the city of Sparks and Red Hawk, and is consistent with the 1994 master plan approval Red Hawk obtained from the Regional Planning Commission," Scott Whittemore, vice president of the Wingfield Nevada Group, said in a statement. "The master plan amendment clarifies that there are no conflicts between the NSSOI (established sphere of influence zoning) maps and text as they relate to the approved Tierra Del Sol resort.

"While Red Hawk does not believe it appropriate to comment on pending litigation, Red Hawk firmly believes that all prior approvals it has received were appropriate and that it will prevail in the pending litigation. Red Hawk further believes that this project will create jobs and provide a much-needed economic engine for the area in these difficult times."