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City commissioners delayed a public hearing Monday regarding a blight designation for property proposed for annexation.
The Nebraska City Planning Commission voted Feb. 1 to recommend annexation of 136 acres on the west side of 19th Street from the transfer station to business Highway 75 and the city held a public hearing on Monday, but the action is not expected to be finalized until the Feb. 20 or March 5 meetings.
Commissioners are considering a blight designation for the property to open it up for community development block grants and tax increment financing.
The area includes property recently purchased by the Nebraska City Area EDC for use as an industrial site. The metal salvage company ScrapMart has already purchased 10 acres near the transfer station.
City Administrator Joe Johnson told commissioners Monday that the blight designation will have to wait until the land is annexed because only property within the city limits can be declared blighted.
City commissioners delayed a public hearing Monday regarding a blight designation for property proposed for annexation.
The Nebraska City Planning Commission voted Feb. 1 to recommend annexation of 136 acres on the west side of 19th Street from the transfer station to business Highway 75 and the city held a public hearing on Monday, but the action is not expected to be finalized until the Feb. 20 or March 5 meetings.
Commissioners are considering a blight designation for the property to open it up for community development block grants and tax increment financing.
The area includes property recently purchased by the Nebraska City Area EDC for use as an industrial site. The metal salvage company ScrapMart has already purchased 10 acres near the transfer station.
City Administrator Joe Johnson told commissioners Monday that the blight designation will have to wait until the land is annexed because only property within the city limits can be declared blighted.
