A longtime nonprofit group is concerned that changes to the bill could slow development of an airport business park in North Omaha. “We believe that once we understand the research we have done and the current state of this process, we can begin to move forward quickly,” Omaha Economic Development Corporation President Michael Maloney said in January when the Omaha Airport Business Park and announced a $124 million investment in the Levi Carter Park Community Center. Maloney said part of LB 164 would stall progress on Omaha Airport Park, also known as Lakeview Business Park. Omaha state Sen. Terrell McKinney, who introduced LB 164, says that's not the case. “The project will happen. We're just working on it. “The first thing we're going to do is make sure the project is done in the best interest of the community. That’s it,” McKinney said. McKinney said he is concerned that people who live in his district are being left out of the process. As for North Omaha, they're going to put the people of North Omaha first. They would have faced this problem a long time ago,” McKinney told KETV Newswatch 7. North Omaha area. But they haven't done it. “However, in terms of project implementation, OEDC is still waiting to see if it will be able to obtain grant funding,” Maloney said. We don't know what conditions the country will impose on us. So you don't want to go out into the community prematurely and say something that's not true or that you don't know if it's really possible,” Maloney told KETV Newswatch 7. LB 164 is placed in the general file Click here for the latest headlines on KETV NewsWatch 7.
A longtime nonprofit group is concerned that changes to the bill could slow development of an airport business park in North Omaha.
“Given the research we've done and the current state of this process, we believe we can begin moving this effort forward immediately,” said Michael Maloney, president of the Omaha Economic Development Corporation.
In January, the state announced it would invest $124 million in the Omaha Airport Business Park and Levi Carter Park Community Center.
Maloney said parts of LB 164 could halt construction progress at Omaha Airport Park, also known as Lakeview Business Park.
Omaha state Sen. Terrell McKinney, who introduced LB 164, says that's not the case.
“The project is going to happen, and we're just working to make sure it happens in the best interest of the community first. That's all we're trying to do,” McKinney said. Told.
McKinney said he's concerned people who live in his district are being left out of the process.
“If the OEDC cared about North Omaha, they would put the people of North Omaha first. They would have addressed this issue a long time ago,” McKinney told KETV Newswatch 7. I'm sure they've met with the community, the Carter Lake area, the North Omaha area, but they haven't done that yet. ”
But as for implementing the project, Maloney said OEDC is still waiting to see if it can secure grant funding.
“Even if we were to get funding, we don't know what conditions the state would put on us, so we don't want to go out into the community prematurely and tell them things that aren't true. You don't want to. You don't know what you can really do,” Maroney told KETV Newswatch 7.
LB 164 has been placed on the general file, so lawmakers will debate it. A date for that hearing has not yet been set.
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