Clark County commissioners gave the developers of a stalled casino project another lifeline.

The commission on Wednesday approved a third time extension for the partially built Dream Las Vegas resort near the south edge of the Strip. Construction crews stopped building the project more than two years ago with the developers owing tens of millions of dollars, and the site is now owned by the lead contractor, following a legal settlement over unpaid bills.

Commissioner Jim Gibson said at a meeting last fall, when the developers were seeking their second extension, that the situation “can’t go on forever,” that officials want projects they “believe are really happening,” and the likelihood of more extensions down the road was “remote.”

On Wednesday, Gibson said that he’d still prefer to se

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