Omaha City Council approves $150,000 hotel voucher program to provide rooms for unhoused people this winter | #citycouncil
The Omaha City Council approved almost $150,000 to help those facing homelessness. KETV reported earlier in the month on the hotel voucher program.The money comes from the city and is part of its keno lottery proceeds.Working with Together, vouchers will house 10 households.Priority will be given to those in the most severe situations and referrals […]
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Omaha city council approves $800K for new bomb truck, other police equipment | #citycouncil
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – At Tuesday’s Omaha City Council meeting, a few big ticket items were approved for the Omaha Police Department, totaling more than $800,000. One of them is a massive piece of equipment, which many in the area have likely seen. “We’re called out approximately 80 times a year, some very important, dangerous […]
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Omaha mayor and city council pay raises set to be heard
Omaha mayor and city council pay raises set to be heard at Dec. 12 meeting Updated: 5:42 PM CST Nov 30, 2023 Related coverage in the video above: Jean Stothert’s State of the City addressPay raises for council members and the mayor will go before a public hearing at the Omaha City Council meeting on […]
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Omaha City Council to vote on Palermo replacement Tuesday | #citycouncil
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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – The Omaha City Council plans to officially fill the seat left vacant by Vinny Palermo on Tuesday. That means for the first time since April, District Four will finally have someone to fight for them. Officials told 6 News that the city clerk will hand a piece of paper – a […]
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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 City Council announces applicants for District 4 Council seat | #citycouncil
OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — Omaha City Council President Pete Festersen announced the applicants for the District 4 Council seat on Tuesday. The City Council received 12 applicants for the vacant District 4 City Council seat. The following applications have been received: Andrew Adams Rebecca Barrientos-Patlan Terri Blackburn Samuel Canova Garry Gernandt Ron Hug Margo Juarez […]
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Omaha Mayor and Fire Chief share expectations for new downtown headquarters
OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — On Tuesday the Omaha City Council voted to approve a nearly $3 million agreement with local architectural firm Leo A Daly to start the process of creating options for a proposed combined police and fire headquarters. 3 News Now Reporter Molly Hudson took a deeper look at what Mayor Jean Stothert […]
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Omaha streetcar bond proposal headed to City Council | #citycouncil
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – Plans to build a streetcar in Omaha will get really serious beginning Tuesday. That’s when an ordinance about how to pay the $360 million price tag goes before the City Council. The item gets on the City Council agenda this week, but there will be no action because the public still […]
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City Council discusses agreement to bring Google Fiber to Omaha | #citycouncil
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – Google Fiber wants to dig and place fiber optic cable in the city’s right of way. Right of way is often the green space between a sidewalk and the street. “We think this is a place with deep roots in education, entrepreneurship, innovation and a place that can really take well […]
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Omaha City Council to hear public comment on streetcar | #citycouncil
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – The public gets its chance to weigh in on the city’s streetcar plans Tuesday during public comment at this week’s City Council meeting. Plans to build a streetcar in Omaha — and how to pay for it — were officially put before the City Council on Nov. 15. The council didn’t […]
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