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Lincoln councilman offers compromise amendments to controversial floodplain regulations
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Lincoln councilman offers compromise amendments to controversial floodplain regulations
- Margaret Reist
- Jan 8, 2023
- Jan 8, 2023 Updated Feb 12, 2023
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A lake in Waterford Estates, a development in northeast Lincoln, is a flood mitigation effort that removed adjacent land from the Stevens Creek floodplain, which now includes the housing development.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star file photo
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Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird said on Nov. 14 that proposed changes to Lincoln’s flood protection guidelines are necessary now to keep vulnerable families, homes and businesses safe. The mayor’s announcement was made in advance of a Planning Commission public hearing Nov. 16 and City Council public hearing Dec. 12 to consider changes to the city’s Flood and Water Quality Protection Manual.
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Lincoln City Council delays vote on controversial floodplain regulations
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The debate over Lincoln's floodplain regulations explained
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Lancaster County Sheriff's Deputy Christina Worster checks with the driver of a vehicle used to help residents of the flooded South Bottoms evacuate when Salt Creek flowed over the levee and flooded the area during a storm in May 2015. The storm — and resulting floods — led to the Salt Creek Resiliency Study, which played a major role in the city's proposed change in regulations.
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Lancaster County Sheriff's Deputy Christina Worster checks with the driver of a vehicle used to help residents of the flooded South Bottoms evacuate when Salt Creek flowed over the levee and flooded the area during a storm in May 2015. The storm — and resulting floods — led to the Salt Creek Resiliency Study, which played a major role in the city's proposed change in regulations.
- Journal Star file photo
A lake in Waterford Estates, a development in northeast Lincoln, is a flood mitigation effort that removed adjacent land from the Stevens Creek floodplain, which now includes the housing development.
- KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star file photo
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