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Lincoln Airport moving forward on terminal renovation, will use property tax to fund it

• Matt Olberding
• Oct 24, 2020
• Oct 24, 2020 Updated May 30, 2026
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A rendering shows plans for a modern terminal concourse at the Lincoln Airport, with food and beverage services and access to restrooms and the Flyers Club available to passengers after clearing security.

• Alliiance, Courtesy image

A rendering shows plans for a modernized ground-level ticketing area at the Lincoln Airport.

• Alliiance, Courtesy image

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A rendering shows food and beverage services inside the gate area of the Lincoln Airport's modernized terminal.

Alliiance, Courtesy image

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Plans to modernize the Lincoln Airport terminal call for an expansion on the north end of the building, which is where all the gates would be. It would add about 35,000 square feet to the existing 58,000-square-foot building.

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The Lincoln Airport plans to move ahead with a $44 million terminal modernization project. The airport, which averaged more than 27,000 passengers a month last year, counted just 23,000 passengers total for the six-month period from April-September.

KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star

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What's coming from your wallet in the Lincoln area: See the breakdown here

Ag Society

The Lancaster County Agricultural Society operates the fair and maintains the event center property. 

Tax rate: $0.001391 per $100 of valuation

Journal Star file photo

Ag Society JPA

Property tax dollars are being used to pay off the remaining $8 million in bonds for construction of the Lancaster Event Center. The event center hosts a variety of events, including horse shows. 

Tax rate: $0.002753 per $100 of valuation.

Journal Star file photo

City of Lincoln

The City of Lincoln funds police and fire protection, libraries, health, Public Works (infrastructure) and numerous other programs.

Tax rate: $0.281820 per $100 of taxable valuation

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ESU 18

Educational Service Unit 18 is affiliated with Lincoln Public Schools and funds media services, teacher training, web access, testing, the Pathfinder program for students awaiting court decisions and Heritage School for fourth-graders.

Tax rate: $0.015 per $100 of taxable valuation.

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Jail JPA city and jail JPA county

Property tax revenue is being used to pay off the $65 million bond issued to build the jail at Southwest 40th and West O streets. Two joint public agencies are involved, because voters did not approve bonds to do it in one package. Both the city and the county have jail JPAs.

Jail JPA county tax rate: $0.007498 per $100 valuation

Jail JPA city tax rate: $0.010967 per $100 in valuation

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Lancaster County

Lancaster County offers the county court, clerk's office, jail operations, the county attorney and many other services.

Tax rate: $0.266576 per $100 valuation

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LPS

Lincoln Public Schools educates nearly 42,000 students.

Tax rate: $1.04 per $100 of taxable value

GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star file photo

Lower Platte South NRD

The Lower Platte South Natural Resources District operates three trails, wetlands, flood-control dams, lakes and wildlife management areas, well permits and more. 

Tax rate: $0.031212 per $100 of taxable valuation

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Public Building Commission

The Public Building Commission uses property taxes to pay off bonds used to build some of the block-long building that houses the center of Lincoln and Lancaster County government on 10th Street. The commission also operates various other public buildings owned by the city and county.

Tax rate: $0.017 per $100 of valuation

TED KIRK, Journal Star file photo

Railroad Safety Transportation District

The Railroad Transportation Safety District uses property tax money to establish quiet zones where trains can't blow their horns and safer train crossings.

Tax rate: $0.022217 per $100 of valuation

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SCC

Southeast Community College has campuses in Lincoln, Beatrice and Milford and learning centers in Nebraska City, Falls City, Hebron, Plattsmouth, Wahoo and York.

Tax rate: $0.0907 per $100 of taxable valuation

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Police and fire pensions

LPS 1999 bond

The bonds voters approved in 1999 paid for the construction of Lincoln's newest high schools, Southwest and North Star. Taxpayers are still paying for building these high schools, for which $90 million in bonds were issued.

Tax rate: $0.027359 per $100 of taxable value

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2006 LPS bond

Former LPS superintendent Susan Gourley (right), shown with board members Kathy Danek and Barb Baier watching election results, helped lead approval of a $250 million Lincoln Public Schools bond issue in 2006 that resulted in new schools and many renovations to existing schools.

Tax rate: $0.080456 per $100 valuation

Journal Star file photo

2014 LPS bond

Moore Middle School and the Career Academy were some of the many projects included in the 2014 bond issue for $153 million for Lincoln Public Schools.

Tax rate: $0.053369 per $100 valuation

ERIC GREGORY, Journal Star file photo

LPS Capital Purpose Fund

The Qualified Capital Purpose Undertaking Fund is used to pay down the debt from Lincoln Public Schools' limited tax bond issues used for air quality, asbestos/mold abatement and prevention, elimination of accessibility barriers and life safety code projects.

Tax rate: $0.022959 per $100 taxable value

Reach the writer at 402-473-2647 or molberding@journalstar.com.

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