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Lincoln council designates University Place/Clinton area as blighted and extremely blighted despite neighborhood objections
Summary
After a full public hearing and testimony from neighborhood residents alleging data and boundary errors, the City Council voted 6'0'00 to declare an area including parts of University Place and Clinton blighted and extremely blighted, allowing homeowners to pursue a $5,000 Nebraska state tax credit and enabling future redevelopment tools.
The Lincoln City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to declare an area roughly bounded by North 56th Street, Superior Street, North 27th Street and Holdridge Street both blighted and extremely blighted, a move city staff said will enable targeted redevelopment tools and allow owner-occupants to apply for a state $5,000 tax credit.
Urban development director Dan Marvin told the council the designation aims to support the University Place sub-area plan, restore older blight determinations and extend an extreme-blight designation that can make owner-occupied households eligible for a Form 1040NEB state credit. "Lincoln's about a…
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