City council advances fiscal year budget

Council advances utility fee updates

Micro food processing approved for downtown

Zoo plans expanded fall and winter attractions

City council advances fiscal year budget

SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. — The Scottsbluff City Council approved the first reading of the annual appropriation bill for the upcoming fiscal year. The ordinance formally sets aside the funds necessary for the city's major ongoing infrastructure and developmental projects, including a $25 million capital projects budget driven almost entirely by the development of the new Scottsbluff Aquatics Center. Voters will decide in November whether to approve a half-cent sales tax to help fund the proposed aquatic and senior center. During the review, Finance Director Lane Kizzire noted a minor typographical error in the wastewater section of the budget statement, which will be corrected to $4,509,160 before the second reading. The budget was otherwise noted to match state spreadsheets closely, with only a minor $54 discrepancy that was quickly identified and resolved.

Council advances utility fee updates

SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. — The city council approved the second reading of an ordinance updating utility user fees across the city's water, sewer, stormwater and solid waste collection services. The updated ordinance also included a minor language correction acknowledging a revision from a "Y2 ton" to a "half-ton pickup" truck, credited to careful review by city staff. Included in the utility fee updates, the city formally established that commercial customers must pay for recyclable material collection, while residential customers will continue to receive the service free of charge. The policy update, added under Section 6-6-26 of the municipal code, was specifically requested by the city's Sanitation Department.

Micro food processing approved for downtown

SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. — The city council unanimously approved the third and final reading of an ordinance allowing non-meat micro food processing as a conditional use in the C-1 Central Business District. To prevent large industrial plants from opening in the downtown area, the ordinance limits micro-processing operations to a maximum of 6,200 square feet.

Zoo plans expanded fall and winter attractions

SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. — The Riverside Discovery Center is preparing for a significantly expanded Spooktacular event this October, which will run for 18 nights and require additional community volunteers. Additionally, the zoo announced it will host the Wild Lights display for the Christmas season, an event intended to be a highly impressive attraction for the community.

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