Council approves McCaslin Subdivision rezoning and final plat in northern Kearney

The Kearney City Council voted to approve two rezoning ordinances and to adopt a resolution approving the final plat and subdivision agreement for the McCaslin Subdivision, a multi-parcel development in northern Kearney.

The actions considered together but voted separately followed a presentation from Craig Bennett of Miller and Associates, who described the site as unplatted ground north of Benards and west of what would be Second Avenue. Bennett said the property is currently undeveloped, partially graded and includes a detention cell created through earthwork to raise portions out of the FEMA floodplain. The proposed final plat divides the area into multiple parcels (approximately 3.0, 4.3 and 4.17 acres were described) and shows provisions to extend Seventieth Street, Sixtieth Street and Third Avenue to create three blocks of lots and to accommodate future sanitary sewer and water…