All cities with ongoing Tax Increment Financing (“TIF”) projects must submit annual reports to the Property Tax Administrator by December 1, 2021. The report must include the following for each TIF project approved by the city: (1) A copy of the redevelopment plan (and any amendments thereto) including the approval […]
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Nebraska Supreme Court: Interest in Contract Requires Disclosure and Abstention
Moore v. Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission, 310 Neb. 302 (2021). From 2014 to 2016, Timothy Moore, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Madrid, Nebraska (the “Board”), performed work outside the scope of his duties as Chairman. The extra work included filling in for the utilities […]
Nebraska Supreme Court: Conditional Use Permit Appeals Limited to County Board Decisions to Approve or Deny
Preserve the Sandhills v. Cherry County, 310 Neb. 184 (2021). Preserve the Sandhills, LLC (“PTS”), an opponent of a wind energy project in Cherry County, Nebraska, appealed the decision of the Cherry County Board of Commissioners (the “Board”) granting a conditional use permit (“CUP”) for the project. During the pendency […]
Nebraska Supreme Court Expands Municipalities’ Authority to Annex Adjacent Agricultural Land
In two decisions it issued on May 28, 2021, the Nebraska Supreme Court made significant new law regarding annexations. It clarified the standard under which a municipality may annex adjacent agricultural land. It also set forth the factors that make agricultural land urban or suburban in character, thus eligible for […]
107th Nebraska Legislature, First Session – Legislature Adjourns Sine Die
The First Session of the 107th Nebraska Legislature adjourned sine die on May 27, 2021. Because this was the first legislative session of the biennium, bills and resolutions from this session will carry-over to the next session. The Second Session of the 107th Legislature is scheduled to convene January 5, […]