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The subarea plan, prepared jointly by the City of Lincoln Planning Department and the Urban Development Department with consultant BNIM and Sinclair Hilly, maps a strategic vision for the Belmont and Atlanta neighborhoods roughly bounded by I-180 on the west, Superior Street on the north, North 27th Street on the east and Cornhusker Highway on the south. Staff said the plan emphasizes multimodal transportation, community building, health and recreation, nature and environmental stewardship.

Planning staff and consultants described a community-driven engagement process that included four large open houses, targeted stakeholder meetings, an online survey and a 22-member stakeholder group that included neighborhood residents, school representatives, faith-based organizations and city department staff. Funding from the Lincoln Community Foundation and the Community Health Endowment of Lincoln paid for the consultant and helped provide childcare and meals at engagement events, staff said.

Key recommendations highlighted by staff include:
- Improving pedestrian and bicycle access across major connectors and bridges, with specific attention to the Fourteenth Street bridge and Adams Street bridge approaches;
- Enhancing the Belmont “campus” — Belmont Park, Belmont Recreation Center, Belmont Elementary, Educare and the Belmont Community Center — including potential expansion of the community center and upgraded outdoor lighting that balances safety with nearby residential concerns;
- Exploring a homeowner repair program and support services (including potential partnerships for a tool-lending library);
- Upgrading bus stops and shelters at locations with appropriate right-of-way to provide safer, more accessible transit boarding.

\"The work done by city planners and the architects was truly a collaborative effort between the professionals and the community members,\" said resident Virginia Geiger, who told the commission she built and has lived in her Belmont house for 57 years. \"Residents were highly engaged throughout this process, and they provided very thoughtful and productive input into the process.\"

Emily Koopman, executive director of the Belmont Community Center, described the community center’s role in coordinating outreach and noted that philanthropic support allowed the center to expand services during the planning process, including licensed childcare and weekend meals for children.

The commission heard no opposition testimony and received multiple written comments through the public portal, staff said. Following a motion to approve Comprehensive Plan Amendment 250004 (mover not specified; seconded by Commissioner Edens), the commission approved the amendment by roll call, with all seven commissioners voting yes.

The plan provides a framework of more than 30 strategies; staff said moving from plan recommendations to implementation would require additional project-level proposals, funding decisions and coordination among city departments, community partners and, in some cases, external funders.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Lincoln - Lancaster County Planning Commission September 3, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Lincoln-Lancaster County Planning Commission voted 7-0 on Sept. 3 to adopt the Belmont neighborhood subarea plan as an amendment to the 2050 Lincoln-Lancaster County comprehensive plan.","taxTitle","Lancaster County, Nebraska","taxId",2555,"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},6477608,"Lancaster County engineering outlines 2026–27 road and bridge program, warns of supply-chain and inflation pressures",1900,1999000,3899000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5711544-57afb628dab9ed5f344dd1219fae05f8&start=1999&end=3899","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5711544-57afb628dab9ed5f344dd1219fae05f8/thumbnail_1999000.jpg","/articles/6477608/Lancaster-County/Nebraska/Lancaster-County-engineering-outlines-202627-road-and-bridge-program-warns-of-supply-chain-and-inflation-pressures","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6477608-a37454ffb34fde447eb76a5f102a644e/orig.mp4?Expires=1774814810&Signature=f~dAaI4um3WvHAnC3~QQ55aFeWJOu2NjZFUmJMh831j0gjFV4ERtgmL05Wuh3Bez5ay4wTJaPmSoWGIW3YGdRgGyLUlYvnVixp0fYnohj9p03d6rDZbHooDcWfutZgMuHtMvYOGeGrPg0gQ1S2GLn15sQeRN82NrntsplkbofCwajtYRdjIk3T4OClbU3x5~i3VeSm4X71izRlRv3JTGir0NY4PaAq17wasj7VMh7lnrgrsq6i6QMsD2JrCBK19gjGuV0hCWE2ELeTYfQLbVo6QeJ2RfuF6wAGCB4mVCSExN3-x7pQWyQSlbE2DM80B8ftq8illLzSOBODIbVGoOqQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Lancaster County Engineer Pam Dingman presented the county\u001fs proposed one- and six-year road and bridge construction program for fiscal years 2026–2031 to the Lincoln-Lancaster County Planning Commission on Sept. 3 and outlined persistent supply-chain delays, construction inflation and a growing backlog of culvert and bridge maintenance needs. The commission approved Comprehensive Plan Conformance 25008 by a 7-0 roll-call vote.

Dingman said Lancaster County\u001fs maintenance inventory includes 289 bridges, roughly 6,900 pipe culverts, 1,000 box culverts and about 1,400 centerline miles of road. She told commissioners that supply-chain issues have delayed delivery of heavy equipment — including snowplows and dump trucks — for more than two years and that long lead times for parts (often 8 to 12 weeks or more) are creating operational resiliency problems.

On construction costs, Dingman said the county is still facing the legacy of large inflation since 2020: \"If we call 2020 our zero point, inflation would be about 40% over that time period in particular for construction,\" she said, and current projections could push 2030 costs to about 50% above 2020 levels.

Dingman reported progress on scour-critical bridges (erosion around bridge foundations), noting the county\u001fs critical list fell from 58 sites after the 2019 storm to 27 currently. She described a single bridge that has been closed since last summer because beam embedment into the soil had been compromised; she said that bridge posed a clear public-safety risk and remained closed to traffic.

Highlighted capital projects and funding notes included:
- Bridge F201 (federal-aid project, near Arbor Road/N. 27th Street) intended for long-term replacement;
- Bridge G222 (near 90th & 8th Street north of Highway 6) — a major project Dingman listed at roughly $3,000,000 (the department is funding that work as its single capital improvement allocation in the year shown);
- Saltillo Road (27th to 68th Street) — a federal-aid project the county estimates could reach roughly $12,000,000 and is the largest engineering project the county has planned;
- An inventory of 12 federal-aid projects totaling about $70,000,000 that Dingman said will materially expand paving and safety investments across the county over the coming five to six years.

Dingman also detailed corridor paving and safety projects (90th Street, 98th Street, North 160th Street segments, North and South 60th Street corridor projects), described HUD economic-development earmarks (including a roughly $4,000,000 earmark tied to a project and a $5,300,000 earmark for North 160th Street), and said the county is pursuing additional federal grants and MPO funding. She noted a HUD economic-development grant agreement took more than two years to finalize and warned that procurement and agreement timelines can be lengthy.

On pavement maintenance, Dingman said Lancaster County reduced the number of pavement miles rated below condition thresholds from roughly 100 to about 35 through aggressive maintenance and by securing federal aid for new paving projects.

\"We are the largest county program in the state of Nebraska by quite a ways,\" Dingman told the commission, and she recommended continued emphasis on federal-aid pursuit and targeted local investment. She also said the county is acquiring right-of-way for the Lincoln East Beltway and hopes to begin preliminary corridor design or NEPA work as funding and opportunities allow.

A representative of the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce, Katie Bulmaier, testified in support and thanked Dingman for the department\u001fs leadership; no opposition testimony was recorded.

Following a motion to approve Comprehensive Plan Conformance 25008 (mover not specified; seconded by Commissioner Edens) the commission approved the item by unanimous roll call. Dingman said project phasing, funding and long lead times make consistent funding and grant pursuit central to delivering the program.","Lancaster County Engineer Pam Dingman presented the county\u0001s 1- and 6-year road and bridge construction program Sept. 3 and framed the plan against supply-chain delays, construction inflation and rising culvert and bridge maintenance needs. The Planning Commission approved the program by a 7-0 vote.",{"_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},6477613,"Planning commission approves consent agenda including conservation easement, code change and rural road update",111,364000,475000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5711544-57afb628dab9ed5f344dd1219fae05f8&start=364&end=475","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5711544-57afb628dab9ed5f344dd1219fae05f8/thumbnail_364000.jpg","/articles/6477613/Lancaster-County/Nebraska/Planning-commission-approves-consent-agenda-including-conservation-easement-code-change-and-rural-road-update","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6477613-becc1024a13c15a15bb023de9eb5dee7/orig.mp4?Expires=1774814810&Signature=YmPygbj3-fWU6PRdri7zLeGC60XbijE0vfkx9qgyuQt64P8zsOtXZL1AFgJ~sGSU6~kwif8A2CTycyQFb6KJw4AehZ-6243s3EHdbT7vEgNJO2N0jd3cY7o-PfaTBfKxj7riqS~zkyh1oQO6z9CI23K80y~xtU0QSQjX5JRY0ON1UVBx~6ENNpcbGmTcQjvqBMpDnGX0RKJVw722gMOT944FKo456gh5vRYsazsCSOghRp~AIlMwV2uSVQ99BSUeUQOkaQwLmudyfJSJWpAIadDNqUROuhhmBxFuwXE4eDW5LHRFrTb98XATb~qjs84GVx2nk~kZRh8IJU4HbG-lRg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Lincoln-Lancaster County Planning Commission approved the consent agenda 6-0 at its Sept. 3 meeting. The consent list included three items read into the record by staff and approved together after no public speakers requested their removal.

Items on the consent agenda (as read into the record):
- Item 1.1 — Comprehensive Plan Conformance 25007: Bridal Conservation Easement; request from Rezac Properties LLC to the City of Lincoln for a permanent conservation easement to preserve flood storage capacity and natural features on property generally located at Southwest 30th Street and West Bow Bridge Road (review for conformance with the 2050 Lincoln-Lancaster County comprehensive plan).
- Item 1.2 — Text Amendment 25010: Amendment to Lincoln Municipal Code chapter 27.06.0.02 B to allow a lot or tract in the AG or AGR district to have up to three main buildings or uses if one main building is a dwelling and all height and lot requirements are met.
- Item 1.3 — Miscellaneous 25011: Amendment to the 2050 Long Range Transportation Plan to update cost estimates for rural road projects and revise project limits for Project ID 102 due to completed paving under the fiscally constrained rural road and bridge capital projects.

Staff reported no ex parte communications or site visits to disclose for these items; no members of the public spoke in favor or opposition during the consent call. Commissioner Campbell moved to approve the consent agenda; Commissioner Eddins seconded. The roll call returned six votes in favor and the consent items were approved.","The commission approved the consent agenda 6-0 on Sept. 3, which included a permanent conservation easement (item 25007), a municipal code text amendment (item 25010) and an update to the long-range transportation plan (item 25011). No public testimony was received on these items at the hearing.","actionData","errors"]

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Planning commission approves consent agenda including conservation easement, code change and rural road update