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Hall County commissioners approve $5.05 million annual offer to DHHS, greenlight courthouse landscaping changes
Summary
After an executive session, the Hall County Board approved an offer to contribute $5,050,000 a year toward a 20‑year lease for DHHS office space and approved landscaping changes to the courthouse that will remove a longstanding tree; the DHHS motion passed 6–1.
Hall County commissioners voted to extend an offer to the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services to contribute $5,050,000 per year toward a 20‑year lease for DHHS office space, and approved related next steps for drafting an agreement.
The motion, introduced by a commissioner after an executive session on negotiations with DHHS, included language requiring adherence to obligations from a 1984 lease or contract, a point the county attorney asked be included. The motion passed 6–1; one commissioner voted no, citing concerns about keeping county business downtown and the length of a long-term agreement.
Commissioners instructed county staff to have the county attorney and…
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