Omaha mayor heads to Ireland to meet newly elected mayor
Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert announced she will travel to Ireland on Monday.She’s headed to the Emerald Isle to meet with the newly elected mayor in Omaha’s sister city of Naas.Mayor Bill Clear was elected to the position in July.Omaha has been in a sister city relationship with Naas since 2002.Stothert’s office said the weeklong trip […]
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Mayor increase police budget, City Councilmember increase property tax relief
Omaha City Council President Pete Festersen wants to boost property tax relief even more next year.Mayor Jean Stothert’s budget calls for a 2.1% increase.She says the need for a bigger police budget limits how much relief the city can provide.Festersen’s amendment would add nearly $1 million for property tax relief which is about 20% more.“Property […]
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Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert appoints new Human Rights and Relations director
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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert appointed an Omaha native this week to lead the city’s Human Rights and Relations department. Cailin Daly Dejillas was announced as the new director Wednesday. She replaces Gerald Kuhn, who resigned in April after only three months on the job. Dejillas most recently worked at Amazon as […]
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Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert not recommending 2023 annexation package
Related video above: Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert gives State of the City addressOmaha Mayor Jean Stothert says there will not be an annexation package recommended in 2023.Stothert announced her decision Tuesday, saying the annual evaluation did not show any Sanitary and Improvement Districts that met her annexation goals.”This year is a unique exception to my […]
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Omaha federal agents serve search warrant at house of city councilmember | #citycouncil
Federal agents served a search warrant at the house of an Omaha city council member Tuesday.FBI Omaha served search warrants at the residence of Vinny Palermo and a building owned by Police Athletics for Community Engagement near 39th and X. PACE is a nonprofit organization outside of city government, heavily funded by city council and […]
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Anticipated MUD rate hike not related to streetcar construction plans
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- December 7, 2022
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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – Omaha-area natural gas and water rates are going up, but the mayor’s office says it’s not because of the streetcar. According to a news release from Mayor Jean Stothert’s office, officials from the Metropolitan Utility District told Omaha City Council members on Tuesday that the rate hikes were needed “to pay […]
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Omaha mayor hires official to take on city’s homeless issues
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- November 17, 2022
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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – Mayor Jean Stothert’s office announced Wednesday that she has hired the city’s first homeless services coordinator. Tamara Dwyer, who currently works for the Metro Area Continuum of Care for the Homeless, known as MACCH, will start the job Monday, Dec. 5. That experience will come in handy as she works with […]
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Mayor Stothert in Italy for Friendship City visit
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – Mayor Jean Stothert is visiting Omaha’s Friendship City in Italy. Carlentini, Sicily in Italy was officially made Omaha’s Friendship City last year. Carlentini is considered a town in Sicily, Italy with a population of about 17,000. According to Mayor Stothert, Omaha and Carlentini have a century-old connection. Carlentini immigrants came to […]
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Omaha City Council leader will push for climate action plan funding | Politics & Government | #citycouncil
Frustrated by the city’s lack of progress in developing a climate action plan, the president of Omaha’s City Council said he intends to introduce a proposal aimed at speeding up the process. Other U.S. cities already have climate action plans, and City Council President Pete Festersen hopes that his proposal to secure funding for such […]
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Omaha Mayor Stothert addresses travel scrutiny ahead of trip to Sicily | National News
OMAHA — As she prepared to embark on a three-week trip to Sicily, Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert defended her out-of-town travel, which has garnered increased scrutiny in recent weeks amid media attention and a controversial proposal to change the city charter. The trip, which was postponed in 2021, is one of the final steps needed […]
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