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Lincoln County commissioners approve permits, purchases, grant and vehicle trade; recommend liquor license with fencing condition
Summary
At their June 2 meeting the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners approved minutes and claims, authorized a fiber right-of-way, approved purchases including a storage container and a used SUV, accepted a $116,526 juvenile-services grant and recommended a liquor-license amendment contingent on fencing for outdoor service.
The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners on June 2 approved a series of routine and programmatic actions including a right-of-way permit for fiber installation, the purchase of a storage container for predator control, the trade-and-purchase of a used SUV for the sheriff’s office, and acceptance of a state juvenile-services grant. The board also gave a positive recommendation to the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission for a liquor-license amendment with a condition requiring a defined fenced boundary for outdoor service areas.
Why it matters: The items approved on June 2 affect county facilities and operations (equipment and vehicle availability), public-safety logistics (vehicle replacement), local business permitting (liquor-license recommendation), and funding for juvenile-services programs beginning July 1. The board’s actions set spending commitments and formal recommendations that will be implemented or forwarded to state agencies.
Approved motions and outcomes
- Approve minutes (Board of Commissioners, May 27, 2025): Motion to approve carried on roll call. Outcome: approved.
- Approve claims and treasurer’s receipts: Motion to approve carried on roll call. Outcome: approved.
- Authorize chair to sign right-of-way application, Great Plains Communications — fiber installation: The board authorized the chair to sign a right-of-way application allowing Great Plains Communications to install fiber optic cable along a set of county roads north of North Platte. A permit fee/check of $797 was noted as received. Outcome: approved (roll-call ayes).
- Purchase of storage container for Predator/Pest Control (to be located at Noxious Weed Control site): The board approved buying a 20-foot storage container (side doors; set on ties so it can be moved) from MC Storage Containers LLC for $6,950 delivered. The container will be placed adjacent to the weed-control building and covered by existing security cameras. Outcome: approved (roll-call ayes).
- Liquor-license amendment — Last Chance Bar & Grill / Unreal Events LLC (application to Nebraska Liquor Control Commission): After a public hearing and discussion about an outdoor serving area, the board voted to forward a positive recommendation to the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission for the license amendment. The board adopted a friendly amendment that the outside service area be inside a defined, fenced boundary that also include the porch area where alcohol will be consumed. Outcome: positive recommendation forwarded (roll-call ayes).
- Trade and purchase of used SUV for Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: The board approved trading the 2008 Chevy Impala (rebuilt title, high oil consumption) and purchasing a used 2020 Jeep Cherokee (approximately 33,000 miles) from a local seller for an amount not to exceed $25,000 (out-the-door, including trade). Outcome: approved (roll-call ayes).
- Authorize chair to sign Lincoln County 2026 Community-Based Juvenile Services Aid grant award and special conditions: The board authorized the chair to sign the grant award for $116,526. The grant dollars are formula funds and will be available July 1; the award was described as funding juvenile diversion programming, a juvenile assessment center, school support specialists (Boys Town), and modest administrative and community-planning allocations. Outcome: approved.
- Reappointments to Lincoln County Safety Committee: Jason Schultz was reappointed as a management representative to a three-year term ending June 2028. Angie Forbes and Charlie Westcoat were reappointed as employee representatives for two-year terms ending June 2027. Outcome: approved.
Additional procedural items: The county board also convened briefly as the Board of Equalization, approved those minutes (May 27, 2025), heard no certificates of correction or refunds, and adjourned the equalization meeting.
What the actions require next: The liquor-license recommendation will be forwarded to the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission for final action. The chair was authorized to sign the juvenile-services grant and other documents as needed. The container purchase and the vehicle trade are to be executed through county procurement and finance processes.
