(KLZA)--Falls City Econmoic Development and Growth Enterprise Execuitve Director Lucas Froeschl provided the organizaitons quarterly report to the City Council Monday night.
Froeschl noted the City was successful in updating languarge in LB977 making it distinctive to Falls City for those grant funds. The new language make Falls City the only community in Nebraska that can meet the criteria to utilize the $15 million to help bring more power to the community.
The hope is to work with Omaha Public Power District for them to provide additional electrical capacity for Falls City.
The new language in LB-977 requires communities applying for the funds to have two first class railraods, and be within fifteen miles of two state borders. Falls City is the only City of the Second Class in Nebraska meeting that criteria.
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