Todd von Kampen

North Platte

Special Projects Reporter at North Platte Telegraph

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Unicam panel moves Storer bill on county conditional use permits

5 days ago | starherald.com | Todd von Kampen

A bill advanced to the full Legislature Tuesday would set deadlines for considering county conditional use permits and forbid counties to deny them based on anything other than their particular zoning regulations. Legislative Bill 663, cosponsored by state Sen. Tanya Storer of Whitman and four other lawmakers, likely won’t receive floor debate before 2026 because it wasn’t named a priority bill.
Next phase of District 177 work has begun; final main-mall roster near

6 days ago | nptelegraph.com | Todd von Kampen

A temporary pile of broken-up concrete testifies to the start of Rev Development LLC’s latest phase of North Platte’s District 177 conversion, co-owner Mike Works said Friday. The start of the planned second apartment-retail building — where that pile currently sits — has been delayed for now, he told The Telegraph. But Works said problem areas for pedestrians around the former Platte River Mall were repaired over the last three weeks at a cost of about $50,000.
Next phase of District 177 work has begun; final main-mall roster near

6 days ago | nptelegraph.com | Todd von Kampen

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Tuesday Planning hearing to unveil 290-unit mobile home park

6 days ago | nptelegraph.com | Todd von Kampen

Farmland on North Platte’s east side proposed for housing four years ago now will be considered for what would be the city’s largest mobile home park. The city Planning Commission Tuesday will hold public hearings before deciding whether to recommend rezoning 53.15 acres that would include a 290-unit Newberry Village park between South Bicentennial Avenue and Newberry Access.
Unicam panel moves Storer bill on county conditional use permits

6 days ago | beatricedailysun.com | Todd von Kampen

LINCOLN — A bill advanced to the full Legislature Tuesday would set deadlines for considering county conditional use permits and forbid counties to deny them based on anything other than their particular zoning regulations. Legislative Bill 663, cosponsored by state Sen. Tanya Storer of Whitman and four other lawmakers, likely won’t receive floor debate before 2026 because it wasn’t named a priority bill.
Unicam panel moves Storer bill on county conditional use permits

6 days ago | nptelegraph.com | Todd von Kampen

A bill advanced to the full Legislature Tuesday would set deadlines for considering county conditional use permits and forbid counties to deny them based on anything other than their particular zoning regulations. Legislative Bill 663, cosponsored by state Sen. Tanya Storer of Whitman and four other lawmakers, likely won’t receive floor debate before 2026 because it wasn’t named a priority bill.
Surprise DED grant win lets North Platte step up Francis extensions

1 week ago | nptelegraph.com | Todd von Kampen

A fortuitous state grant award will let North Platte complete East Francis Street to Newberry Access much sooner than expected, Mayor Brandon Kelliher told City Council members Tuesday. The council gave 8-0 first-round approval to ordinances setting up three paving districts on either side of a fourth segment to be built by Midwest Land Development LLC as part of its 222-acre, 800-unit-plus housing project.
Ogallala's old 1923 high school in line to host apartments

1 week ago | nptelegraph.com | Todd von Kampen

Ogallala leaders last week took a step toward ensuring their city’s second high school isn’t torn down like its first one. The City Council voted 4-0 April 8 to dedicate $460,000 in sales tax money over two years to prepare the 1923 structure — more recently a middle school — and its 1996 addition for its projected conversion into a 44-unit apartment complex by 2027.
North Platte City Council to mull Francis Street extensions

1 week ago | nptelegraph.com | Todd von Kampen

Preparations for East Francis Street’s upcoming extension and second-round votes on annexation ordinances account for much of a busy North Platte City Council agenda Tuesday. The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the City Hall council chamber, 211 W. Third St., and may be viewed on Allo Communications Channel 1 and the city’s YouTube channel. To view the livestream online and access the meeting’s agenda book, visit northplattene.gov/watch.
Scottsbluff plummets in state's 2024-25 tax-rate ranks

1 week ago | starherald.com | Todd von Kampen

Property tax rates fell nearly across the board in 2024-25 in Nebraska’s small and medium-sized cities, with mixed effects on their overall Top 10 rankings. Sidney retained the highest combined tax rate among the state’s 43 cities with populations between 3,000 and 100,000, based on the Star-Herald’s third annual analysis of data from the Nebraska Department of Revenue’s Property Assessment Division.