Additional funding for the potential regional landfill with Gering and the traffic study around Scottsbluff High School were the main topics of discussion Monday night for the Scottsbluff City Council. On the traffic study and additional safety steps around the High School, the council agreed to the city’s involvement with grading a lot for parking [.]
The process of siting a new regional landfill north of Scottsbluff is moving forward, with Gering City Council approval Monday night of a change order, as well as a request to proceed with Step 2 of the Process with Trihydro Corporation. The company has requested an additional $233,000 to cover unanticipated costs associated with bore [.]
The Gering City Council has given approval of a redevelopment plan for a new $2.6 million regional sleep clinic in Gering to be located on the southwest corner of 10th Street and Country Club Road. BriMark Medical would build the 9,000 square foot facility using $778,000 in Tax Increment Financing as part of project funding [.]
The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy has announced their latest round of grants for waste reduction, recycling and scrap tire disposal, and Panhandle projects have been awarded close to $1 million of the total. Scrap tire recycling events through applications by the cities of Alliance, Sidney and Scottsbluff are among those approved for this [.]