Kearney council adopts three easements to serve subdivided lot at 39th and Antelope

The Kearney City Council voted to adopt three resolutions accepting permanent sanitary sewer and utility easements intended to serve a subdivided parcel near 39th Street and Antelope Avenue.

City staff member Sarah told the council the items are ‘‘all sanitary sewer easements, or utility easements, but they’re pertaining to sanitary sewer, and it is to serve essentially, the big lot on 39th and Antelope.’’ She said the lot has been subdivided (Lot 3) and that the three easements were drawn to serve that area; ‘‘one’s just kinda to capture a manhole,’’ she added.

The council closed public hearings on the items and adopted Resolution No. 2026-13, which accepts a permanent sanitary sewer easement granted by Camille Saudi, managing member of Windstar Enterprise LLC. The council then closed public hearings 2 and 3 and adopted Resolution Nos. 2026-14 and 2026-15, accepting a permanent sanitary sewer easement and a permanent utility easement granted by Jeffrey S. Baker and Kimberly A. Baker. Each motion was seconded and approved by unanimous roll call.

Why it matters: the easements clear title and formalize the rights needed to install and maintain sewer infrastructure that will serve the newly subdivided lot. City staff described the approvals as routine steps to allow construction and maintenance to proceed.

The meeting record includes the statutory notice required by state law. The council speaker read that ‘‘the current copy of the Open Meetings Act is available for review and is posted on the wall of the council chambers,’’ consistent with Neb. Rev. Stat. §84-1412.

The council took no additional related actions at the meeting. The resolutions were recorded and the council adjourned.