Lincoln City Council approves sewer-plant upgrade, truck-restriction ordinance and several appointments

The Lincoln City Council on Oct. 6 approved multiple routine and project items, including a $437,664 construction contract for a dechlorination addition at the city sewer plant and an ordinance amending section 9-10-4 of the city code to restrict semi trucks and trailers on specified city streets.

The actions were taken during the council’s regular meeting at Lincoln City Hall. The council approved a consent agenda that included payment of bills, minutes for recent meetings and a request from Don and Jan Siloff to close Tenth Street between Union Street and Chestnut Street on Oct. 31, 2025, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., for Halloween night. The council also approved a mayoral proclamation (cataloged in the record as “Mayoral proclamation 2025-5-21”) proclaiming September 2025 as Constitution Week in Lincoln.

Why it matters: The sewer-plant contract commits city funds for a plant upgrade intended to add dechlorination capacity; the truck-restriction ordinance…