LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Lincoln City Council is expected to approve the spending of about $20 million for four new fire stations.
The Lincoln Journal Star reports the four stations will be funded by a voter-approved quarter-cent increase in the city’s sales tax. The tax, which ends Sept. 30, is expected to generate $37.4 million over three years.
The council is expected to OK the fire station expenses Monday.
The four stations will be built over the next two years in fast-growing areas of the city. One station will share space with a police outpost.
Besides the stations, money from the tax will be used for a new 911 emergency radio system.