After some discussion on Sept. 26, the Platte County Board of Supervisors voted to table an interlocal agreement between Platte, Polk, Colfax, Butler Counties and City of Columbus.
The Nebraska Power Review Board s proposal has created a firestorm of concern among public power utilities and some environmental groups. The proposal would give the review board final say over
With the planned expansion of highways 30 and 275 still delayed in eastern Nebraska, State Sens. Mike Moser and Curt Friesen met with the Columbus Area Chamber of Commerceâs Transportation Committee Thursday afternoon to look at options.
Committee member Dennis Grennan opened discussion at the meeting, which had an audience of 20 in person and 35 attendees via Zoom, updating where the committee is at with its concerns regarding the completion of the Nebraska Expressway System.
The expressway project, passed by the legislature in 1988, includes expanding 600 miles of two-lane roads into four-lane highways. It had been planned to be completed in 15 years but, 32 years later, 30% of the project remains uncompleted.