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Public weighs benefits and concerns of Miller Park trust; debate centers on oversight, advisory board makeup and labor impacts
Summary
A public hearing on an agreement with the Miller Park Trust drew praise for private investment in Miller Park and concern from residents and AFSCME Local 251 about advisory board independence, appointment processes and impacts on city employees; city staff said the council may terminate the five‑year agreement with 90 days' notice and that maintenance responsibilities for key infrastructure remain with the city.
A public hearing on an operation and maintenance agreement between the City of Omaha and the Miller Park Trust produced both praise for private investment and pointed questions about oversight, advisory board composition and city employee impacts.
Jacqueline Morrison of the mayor’s office described a multi‑year engagement with the Lozier Foundation and neighborhood stakeholders, and explained that the proposed trust arrangement would run five years with options for extension and a council reserve power to terminate the agreement with 90 days’ notice. Morrison said the trust would establish a community advisory council of at least three members —…
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