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Votes at a glance

1) Approve minutes from April 7, 2025
- Motion: Approve minutes of the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners meeting on 04/07/2025.
- Mover: not specified. Second: not specified.
- Outcome: Approved (roll call).
- Kind: motion
- Notes: Standard minutes approval.

2) Approve claims and treasurer's receipts
- Motion: Approve claims and treasurer's receipts as presented (with caveat to follow up on any claim needing further explanation).
- Mover: not specified. Second: not specified.
- Outcome: Approved (roll call).
- Kind: motion

3) Receive fee reports (order filed)
- Motion: Receive fee report submitted by the county sheriff in the amount of $10,411.13 and the county register of deeds in the amount of $31,626.77.
- Mover: not specified. Second: not specified.
- Outcome: Received (roll call).
- Kind: other
- Clarifying details: Sheriff fee report $10,411.13; Register of Deeds $31,626.77.

4) Approve 2025 engineering agreement with TC Engineering
- Motion: Approve and authorize appropriate signatures on the 2025 engineering agreement for TC Engineering.
- Mover: not specified. Second: not specified.
- Outcome: Approved (roll call).
- Kind: contract_award
- Notes: Continuation of existing services and same rate; agreement multi-year (fourth or fifth year noted).

5) Special designated liquor permit — Homestead Pumpkin Patch (05/24/2025)
- Motion: Approve special designated liquor permit submitted by Pals/Powell's Brewing Company for event at Homestead Pumpkin Patch on 05/24/2025; motion amended to include \"appropriate signatures.\"
- Mover: not specified. Second: not specified.
- Outcome: Approved (roll call).
- Kind: other
- Clarifying details: Event date 2025-05-24; board amended motion to add signatures.

6) Board of Equalization — receive and approve corrections/refunds (personal property)
- Motion: Approve assessor certificate corrections/refunds for two closed businesses: Pepper Jack's Grill (closed 01/05/2025) — $928.96; David Cain Agency (closed 03/31/2024) — $71.78.
- Mover: not specified. Second: not specified.
- Outcome: Approved (roll call by Board of Equalization).
- Kind: other
- Clarifying details: Pepper Jack's Grill refund $928.96; David Cain Agency refund $71.78.

7) Las Menonitas — Community Development Block Grant pass-through
- Motion: Approve Lincoln County acting as a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) pass-through entity for the Las Menonitas project.
- Mover: not specified. Second: not specified.
- Outcome: Approved (roll call).
- Kind: contract_award
- Notes: West Central Nebraska Development District will administer reporting and technical-assistance funds; county attorney and county staff will review final documents before signature; no financial obligation to Lincoln County was reported.

8) Adopt Resolution 2025-10 — extend temporary moratorium on commercial/utility-scale wind and solar
- Motion: Adopt Resolution No. 2025-10 extending the temporary moratorium upon development of commercial and/or utility-grade wind and solar energy conversion systems for nine months from April 24, 2025, or until the county adopts appropriate zoning regulations in accord with the comprehensive plan, whichever comes first.
- Mover: Commissioner Chris Bruns (identified in discussion as having requested the item be placed on the agenda). Second: not specified.
- Outcome: Approved (roll call).
- Kind: resolution
- Notes: Extension to allow completion of public engagement, planning commission hearings and comprehensive-plan/zoning language updates; extension phrased as nine months or until adoption of regulations, whichever is sooner.

9) De-obligate county from COPS grant (withdraw application)
- Motion: Authorize the chair to sign the letter withdrawing the county from the COPS grant obligation (letter references COPS application 23-G-0499-UHPX and a 15–23 day notification wording in the packet).
- Mover: not specified. Second: not specified.
- Outcome: Approved (roll call).
- Kind: other
- Notes: County executed administrative action to withdraw from the COPS grant application as discussed previously with law enforcement.

10) Project C56 — Southeast Banner Road (highway project)
- Motion: Table consideration of the project/proposal for C56-2517 Southeast Banner Road to allow TC Engineering and county highway staff more time to review particulars.
- Mover: not specified. Second: not specified.
- Outcome: Tabled until next Monday (no vote on award).
- Kind: other
- Notes: Staff requested additional review; formal action to be considered at subsequent meeting.

11) Approve Shelco proposal — Hershey Dickens Road repairs
- Motion: Approve proposal from Shelco for patching/repairs on Hershey Dickens Road in the amount of $14,820.
- Mover: not specified. Second: not specified.
- Outcome: Approved (roll call).
- Kind: contract_award
- Clarifying details: Repair involves cutting out soft spots, subgrade work by county, asphalt placement by contractor; asphalt depth approximately 6 inches and placed in lifts; Shelco plant located in Hershey; price shown $110/ton for hot mix on quote.

Roll-call notes: Each motion recorded in the public transcript was followed by a roll-call vote with multiple \"Aye\" votes recorded. The transcript does not consistently identify the mover and seconder for every motion; where names were spoken in relation to an item they are noted above.

If county staff require a consolidated packet with full motions, signatures and the final contract/resolution text, the board signaled that final documents will return for signature after county attorney review.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Lincoln County Commissioners Meeting, April 14, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Summary list of motions and outcomes recorded at the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners meeting on April 14, 2025.","taxTitle","Lincoln County, Nebraska","taxId",28925,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6273412,"NextLink seeks Lincoln County support for Nebraska BEAD application; questions raised about coverage and coordination",589,2611000,3200000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3000807-4d64342c487d372dc75e2bbe4026b6b4&start=2611&end=3200","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3000807-4d64342c487d372dc75e2bbe4026b6b4/thumbnail_2611000.jpg","/articles/6273412/Lincoln-County/Nebraska/NextLink-seeks-Lincoln-County-support-for-Nebraska-BEAD-application-questions-raised-about-coverage-and-coordination","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6273412-a5aaa1fdfbb10385af89cbcfebffb91b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771171476&Signature=kkiOjzUh371gkP0oBa5qmnQnZ6lqp4WtM8ia2ryvtrLbfLOGfz1g~NcqTitS-olah6iEbDTKtJMfY5cXmJyB7NQVDKr6vJps7at8prJ4KG7Up1Z0umS9l69k67NxabAmH59XkHjak1s5PTD6tSv0u~T2CK2InP2rOmGZL8sFdkf61~JtKWdcJymg0TJq2ruWlQrms~~4IWJK3gq-CjuaGdOmqJL3W6jwpvWscQZ1W7ozLabC0dxd76-zFFkyYj9hwm1i-BSFxDFOeLU1np7BiMBBRLfqyWexqrSGNatdGVsyPWkZbSWiEE1abRdNEnH1h1F3vfQz33jnPewWAw-cJw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Ebony Cooksey, market development manager and government affairs coordinator for NextLink Internet, gave a remote presentation to the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners on April 14 seeking county support for the company’s Nebraska BEAD application and summarizing NextLink’s pending and awarded coverage in the county.

Cooksey said the Nebraska BEAD funding would \"complement some of the funding that we have already received, to build out in Lincoln County,\" and described NextLink’s approach as hybrid: a mix of fiber and wireless towers that are fiber-fed. She said areas marked as \"pending coverage\" on the company’s maps should be served within the next quarter and that the company has both wireless towers and some exclusively fiber projects elsewhere in the state.

Commissioners asked specific coverage questions. One commissioner pointed out that the village of Wallace appears not to be included in the state’s defined project areas and asked Cooksey to check whether Wallace was omitted from the Nebraska BEAD project list. Cooksey said she would follow up with engineers and the Nebraska Broadband Office to determine whether Wallace could be included or served by tower-host or wireless options.

A second question sought the approximate split between wireless and fiber in the county plan; Cooksey said she would get a GIS-based percentage from NextLink’s engineering team. She acknowledged that in many Lincoln County locations the company’s plan would rely primarily on wireless delivery, with targeted fiber where required by grant obligations.

Several commissioners voiced a broader concern about coordination among providers and the fairness of grant processes. One commissioner described the current mix of projects as \"a hodgepodge\" and said long-term incumbent providers had invested hundreds of millions and that grant-driven builds must account for existing coverage and business realities. Cooksey responded that NextLink’s work focuses on rural communities and that the company is willing to investigate specific small communities, tower hosts and other local solutions.

Cooksey said NextLink had received a letter of support from West Central Nebraska and requested the county consider either the company’s draft letter or a template provided by the Nebraska Association of Counties (NACO). The board agreed to review the NACO toolkit letter and the county’s deputy attorney will review the draft language before the board decides which template to use. Cooksey said she would provide follow-up details on Wallace and exact wireless-vs-fiber percentages.

No formal vote was taken; commissioners asked staff to evaluate the standard NACO template and the NextLink draft before returning a final decision on a county letter of support.","NextLink Internet asked Lincoln County commissioners for a letter of support for a Nebraska broadband grant application that would complement its pending Lincoln County buildout; commissioners pressed for coverage details — especially for the town of Wallace — and expressed concern about coordination with existing providers.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6273417,"West Central District Health Department warns of funding cuts, outlines local services and priorities",934,2216000,3150000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3000807-4d64342c487d372dc75e2bbe4026b6b4&start=2216&end=3150","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3000807-4d64342c487d372dc75e2bbe4026b6b4/thumbnail_2216000.jpg","/articles/6273417/Lincoln-County/Nebraska/West-Central-District-Health-Department-warns-of-funding-cuts-outlines-local-services-and-priorities","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6273417-e0303c6eb39aeea0fa4d08ec9eb3bd2e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771171476&Signature=VUUebUXMYh4eJqi8z826s1FhWxEXIYGlsA3fnyzMx4T9JdARp0O1SdN9rw8oqqAXZAgtsMCEjRO9zP8jTXAVP~-kZA3G5THsdKJ~nfAMvna88z2TN7BNnra5MUii-CYR5NJV9~I228cckBv0EAAzU5G5PbOlp~5w3zgfuCJXU7KyjFCR8UxP4Gvlv25rBKFM7EHz28NOLH4TyB2MLSZIywXI4ZOggacn~x~EGYWt7QxPqtfd~MXMilM5F1WcYDfQ6r7IyXf2pEgq-URhN0hpT0QPcl2lgN3Tskuz9KZMTSMlTjPdAeG0KK4UIHo6hVJju~GEH9DGeijVT-H0dkwvIA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Megan Trevino, executive director of the West Central District Health Department, told the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners on April 14 that public health work is focused on prevention and community-level interventions and that the department faces an uncertain funding outlook.

\"Public health really...is all about prevention,\" Trevino said, describing core services including clean drinking water, safe food, disease prevention, healthy pregnancies and tobacco cessation. She told commissioners the department serves a six-county area from its main office in North Platte and that it is finishing a four-year community health improvement plan.

The plan identifies mental health, substance use, health literacy and preventive care as top priorities, Trevino said, and the department runs several local programs: immunizations including Vaccine for Children pass-through funds, emergency preparedness, Project STOP for overdose prevention and naloxone training in partnership with Community Connections Lincoln County and the Substance Abuse Prevention System Coalition. Trevino also described a teen outreach program based on an evidence-backed model, environmental-health work including radon and well-water testing (in partnership with the University of Nebraska–Lincoln), and an employee wellness program with 68 active Lincoln County participants.

Trevino said the department achieved accreditation through the Public Health Accreditation Board in 2008 and is in the reaccreditation process, with final review and documentation due in June. She also noted a recent local capital win: the department purchased a building on South Maple, which reduced leasing and storage costs.

Trevino warned of an immediate funding threat at the state level. She said the state Appropriations Committee is reviewing the biennial budget and that a proposed reduction of $4,500,000 to public-health appropriations would return funding to roughly 2001 levels. Those cuts, she said, would come alongside decreases in some federal pass-through funding that had been used to bolster preparedness and other programs after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Trevino described the department’s prior school-based dental program, saying per-county per-capita support and pandemic-era operational limits led to the program’s suspension. \"We historically...did receive funds per capita from each of the counties to be able to support a dental program,\" she said; staffing and financial challenges resulted in the program ending during the pandemic. She added that the department is working with local hospital partners and a federally qualified health center exploring a satellite clinic to restore dental access.

Commissioners thanked Trevino and raised the dental issue for further discussion; Commissioner Kent Weems was identified in the meeting as serving on the Board of Health and as Lincoln County’s board secretary. Trevino asked commissioners for advocacy on behalf of local public health departments and invited further input on how the department can show up in local communities.

Trevino also reminded the board the department is governed by state statute and local boards and referenced Nebraska Revised Statutes covering local public-health authority, saying directed health measures require a specific statutory process that includes state-level review.

The presentation concluded with Trevino offering to return with updates and to work with commissioners on filling local board vacancies and program priorities.","Megan Trevino, executive director of the West Central District Health Department, briefed the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners on the department’s programs, a planned community health improvement cycle and potential state funding cuts that could reduce public-health appropriations by $4.5 million statewide.","actionData","errors"]

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