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Nebraska signs no-bid contract to determine ‘financial feasibility’ of I-80 lake

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Nebraska signs no-bid contract to determine ‘financial feasibility’ of I-80 lake

• Paul Hammel Nebraska Examiner
• Dec 3, 2023
• Dec 3, 2023
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This is a conceptual drawing of the proposed 4,000-acre sandpit lake between Lincoln and Omaha at its preferred site, on the east bank of the Platte River near Linoma Beach. Any construction work, if the project is deemed feasible, is said to be at least five years away. (Screenshot from a presentation by State Sen. Mike McDonnell)

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Paul Hammel Nebraska Examiner

The state has signed a $500,000, no-bid contract with an Omaha group to determine the feasibility of raising in excess of $900 million in private money to help build a huge sandpit lake between Omaha and Lincoln.

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Tom Riley, director of the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources.(Paul Hammel/Nebraska Examiner)

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State Sen. Mike McDonnell of Omaha. (Courtesy of the Unicameral Information Office)

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A marina and condominiums have been envisioned along the proposed sandpit lake between Omaha and Lincoln, a lake that would be owned by the state but would involve private developers. (Courtesy of PlanPreservePlayNE.com)

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This is a conceptual drawing of the proposed 4,000-acre sandpit lake between Lincoln and Omaha at its preferred site, on the east bank of the Platte River near Linoma Beach. Any construction work, if the project is deemed feasible, is said to be at least five years away. (Screenshot from a presentation by State Sen. Mike McDonnell)

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A marina and condominiums have been envisioned along the proposed sandpit lake between Omaha and Lincoln, a lake that would be owned by the state but would involve private developers. (Courtesy of PlanPreservePlayNE.com)

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