David Bennett

Job Title:

Council Person

Location:

10 East Mesquite Blvd.

Mesquite, NV 89027

Phone:

702-346-5295

Fax:

702-346-4469

Email:

dbennett@mesquitenv.gov

Term:

2007-2011

Bio:

Councilman Bennett is a native of Southern Nevada. He was only 3 years old when his family moved to Las Vegas in 1973 from Northern Utah. He was raised in the Las Vegas/Henderson area until 1986 when his family relocated to Mesquite. He graduated from Virgin Valley High School and was very active in athletics, student government, yearbook, and drama. Following high school he served a full time mission for the LDS church to Argentina. He attended Southern Utah University and graduated with a Bachelors of Arts in Political Science with a minor in Spanish.

Councilman Bennett has worked in the Finance Industry in Mesquite since 1995 and is currently employed by a title company in the Mesquite area.

Councilman Bennett was elected to his third term of office in June of 2007. He and his wife Jenny have been married for 2 years, and he has three daughters – Brittany, Brooke, and Brianna.

Councilman Bennett serves on the following committees:

Clark County Regional Flood Control District Board Member
Clark County Regional Transportation Commissioner
Redevelopment Agency Board Member
Nevada League of Cities Delegate

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The Desert Tortoise

Like many desert creatures, desert tortoises spend most of their lives "holed up." In spring and summer, they roam grazing on grasses and wildflowers, then head for their burrows when it gets too hot. In fall and winter, when it is cold and there is not much to eat, they stay burrowed in for six months or more at a time.

If you see a desert tortoise, you are seeing an endangered species. Please watch out for them on the roads. Tortoises live in washes and valleys where the soil is soft enough for them to burrow into, yet stable enough so they do not collapse. Remember, desert tortoises are protected under the Endangered Species Act and may not be handled or removed.

Golf in the Desert

The city of Mesquite combines calm, small-town flavour with big-city attractions and championship golf. The Palms and the Oasis Golf Clubs are only two of the half-dozen challenging courses in the area.

Golf Highlights in Mesquite

Golf built on the dramatic Virgin Foothills of Nevada makes for a unique landscape and golf setting.
Enjoy a spa treatment at the Spa at Casablanca or the Spa at the Oasis.
Mesquite serves as a gateway to the national parks of Southern Utah and Zion National Park, which is less than two hours away.

View more information about golf courses in Mesquite

The Speedy RoadRunner

Called paisano in Mexico, the roadrunner is a well-known desert resident that only superficially resembles its popular cartoon portrayal. The greater roadrunner has adapted to life on the run. Though it can fly well, it prefers to use its strong legs and X- shaped toes to run rapidly over the desert landscape. Active predators, roadrunners aggressively chase insects, lizards, snakes, small birds and mammals.

Tolerant of humans, they sometimes nest in protected eaves and garages when they are not building large stick nests in desert trees. Their vocalizations include bill clicking noises and a mournful cooing made during breeding seasons. They do not meep-meep.