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Votes at a glance: Kearney council postpones McCaslin hearings, approves consent agenda and approves open-account claim with abstentions
Summary
At the June 24 council meeting the council voted to postpone public hearings 1–3 on the McCaslin Subdivision to June 24, 2025, approved the consent agenda (items 1–9), and approved an open account claim to the University of Nebraska Board of Regents with two abstentions recorded.
The Kearney City Council on June 24, 2025, took several procedural and routine votes: it postponed three public hearings on the McCaslin Subdivision, approved a nine-item consent agenda, and approved an open account claim to the University of Nebraska Board of Regents with recorded abstentions.
Postponement: The council voted to further postpone public hearings 1–3 concerning the McCaslin Subdivision (a vacant parcel north of 6740 North Second Avenue, submitted by Miller and Associates on behalf of owner Keith L. McCaslin) until June 24, 2025. A motion to postpone was made and passed by roll call. The motion as recorded: "I move to further postpone public hearings 1 through 3 pertaining to the development of the McCaslin subdivision till the 06/24/2025 council meeting." The transcript records a roll-call vote with the mayor and councilmembers voting aye.
Consent agenda: The council approved consent-agenda items 1 through 9 by voice/roll-call vote after a council member moved approval. The mayor called roll; the record shows the council voting to approve the items. The record notes that any single council member may request removal of an item from the consent agenda for separate consideration; no such requests were recorded.
Open-account claim: The council considered and approved an open-account claim to the University of Nebraska Board of Regents. The motion passed but recorded two abstentions. The transcript records votes as: Mayor Nichola — Aye; Moore — Abstain; Smith — Aye; Mr. Atman — Abstain; Bushcutter — Aye. The clerk noted the claim "barely passed" in the minutes.
Other routine business: Council reports mentioned local events including Coffee with a Cop and Heritage Days. The council adjourned after the votes.
Votes (as recorded in the meeting transcript): - Postpone public hearings 1–3 (McCaslin Subdivision) to 06/24/2025: Motion passed (roll-call: Mayor Nichola — Aye; Moore — Aye; Schmidt — Aye; Stratman — Aye; Bushcutter — Aye; others as recorded). - Approve consent agenda items 1–9: Motion passed (roll-call: Mayor Nichola — Aye; Bushcutter — Aye; Moore — Aye; Schmidt — Aye; Stratman — Aye; others as recorded). - Approve open-account claim to University of Nebraska Board of Regents: Motion passed with abstentions (Mayor Nichola — Aye; Moore — Abstain; Smith — Aye; Mr. Atman — Abstain; Bushcutter — Aye).
Notes: Where the transcript provided partial or inconsistent name spellings in roll-call sequences, the article reports the votes as recorded in the meeting minutes. If a particular voter name or count was unclear in the transcript, the vote text above reflects only what was audibly recorded.
