Grand Island City Hall, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
GRAND ISLAND – The Grand Island City Council is meeting in the evening at 6 p.m. Sept. 3 for public hearings in three areas.
The first hearing is for the FY 2024-25 annual single city budget and annual appropriations bill. The second hearing is on the FY 2024-25 general property and Community
Redevelopment Authority tax request. The third hearing is on the FY 2024-25 Parking District No. 2 (Ramp) tax request.
This is a breakdown of the mill levies for the city general and Community Redevelopment Authority (CRA) property request:
City General Property Tax Levy: 2024: 0.275631; 2025 proposed, 0.261049
City General Property Tax Levy for CRA: 2024, 0.017515; 2025 proposed, 0.017086
Total General Property Tax Levy: 2024, 0.293146; 2025 proposed, 0.278135
The City’s FY 2025 property tax request is $12,207,540, and the CRA request is $798,990 for a total request of $13,006,530
This is a summary of some capital improvement projects and equipment purchases for FY2025:
Electric Utility: $21,126,802
Emergency Management Capital: $3,151,000
Fire Department Capital Equipment: $9,507,400 (includes $5,393,721 to construct a new Fire Station No. 3)
Stolley Park parking and road upgrade: $750,000
Replace Skate Park, $900,000
Heartland Public Shooting Park: $345,984.
Jackrabbit Run Golf Course: $394,555.
Replace George Park playground: $150,000.
Ashley Park backstop, accessibility, and drainage improvements: $295,000.
Library capital equipment: $140,000.
Parks capital equipment: $555,993.
Police capital equipment: $3,035,978. Includes $806,479 for 10 new fleet vehicles and motorcycles and $1.9 million for police vehicle storage and training facility.
Public Works capital projects: $21,128,958
Eagle Scout Park trail improvement: $900,000.
Solid Waste: $9,085,000.
Streets capital equipment: $1,062,401.
Wastewater Utility: $,892,157.
Island Oasis renovation, $2 million.
Water utility: $2,125,000.
Total for All Departments: $84,613,728
