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Council accepts sidewalk easements for Avenue N project; authorizes mayor to send no‑recommendation on liquor license
Summary
Council accepted two permanent sidewalk/ROW easements needed for a street and signal project near Sunrise Middle School and agreed to let the mayor send a letter of no recommendation to the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission for a pending Class C liquor license application to expedite state processing while local workflows are finalized.
City staff briefed the council on two easement items and a liquor‑license procedure change.
City attorney Michael Tye explained two permanent sidewalk or right‑of‑way easements needed for a signal and sidewalk realignment near Sunrise Middle School on Avenue N. Kearney Public Schools granted an easement at no cost; Grandview Apartments (Tim Grandview LLC) granted a permanent easement to the city for $3,000. Council adopted resolution 2026‑46 (Grandview) and resolution 2026‑47 (Kearney Public Schools) to record the easements.
Separately, staff reported the clerk’s office is developing a new workflow for liquor licenses and manager applications that requires interdepartmental procedures to be finalized. To avoid delaying the applicant, staff recommended the mayor be authorized to send a letter of "no recommendation" to the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission so the state can proceed while the city finalizes internal policies. Council approved that approach and directed staff to complete the workflow documentation for future applications.
Next steps: City staff to record easements and publish documents; clerk to complete internal liquor‑licensing workflow documentation and notify council when policies are in place.
