Omaha council approves routine liquor licenses, plats and a $65M bond for Crossroads parking; Papillion Creek items set for further review
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Summary
At its Feb. 27 meeting, the council approved multiple liquor licenses, planning plats and a $65 million lease‑revenue bond for a Crossroads parking garage, mostly by unanimous votes; the Papillion Creek CMAR amendment and equipment procurement drew extended public comment and were deferred for vote next week.
The Omaha City Council approved several consent and agenda items during its Feb. 27 meeting, including liquor licenses for businesses in Midtown and other neighborhoods, multiple planning plats and rezonings, and an ordinance authorizing up to $65 million in lease‑revenue refunding bonds for a Crossroads parking garage redevelopment project.
Specific actions recorded during the meeting included unanimous roll‑call approvals (vote recorded 7–0) on: Item 6 (Class A liquor license for Bucky Dexter's, 4213 S. 84th St.); Item 7 (Class A liquor license for Base Camp, 3220 Farnham St.); Item 8 (Class I license for Red Door Wood Fired Grill, 6680 Center St.); Item 9 (Mara Villaville change of location liquor license, 2910 K St. Suite G); grouped planning items 10–20 (plats, final plat approvals, rezones and master‑plan amendments); and the consent agenda.
Council also approved Item 50, an ordinance authorizing a lease purchase agreement and lease revenue refunding bonds (series 2026C) for a parking garage at the Crossroads redevelopment site, in an amount not to exceed $65,000,000; the finance department requested an amendment in whole and the motion passed on roll call.
By contrast, the large Papillion Creek Water Resource Recovery Facility expansion (Items 51 and 52) prompted extended public comment and council questioning about procurement and fees; the hearing closed but the council did not vote on those items and requested more documentation before taking a final vote next week.
