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Next NRD Board Meeting:
Wednesday, September 15, 7pm, NRD office, 3125 Portia Street, Lincoln.
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Antelope Creek Improvement Project Open House, South 27th to South Street, Thursday, September 9, 5 - 6:30pm, at the Auld Recreation Center, 3140 Sumner Street in Antelope Park. Presentations at 5:15pm & 6pm. News Release

The deadline to certify irrigated acres throughout most of the District and the deadline for adding required meters to certain wells is January 30, 2011. Learn More

FY 2011 Budget Reflects NRD Commitment
The NRD Board has given final approval to a $28.9 million budget of expenditures and revenue for the fiscal year that began July 1. The approval during its regular meeting on August 18 came after several months of public, Board and NRD staff input. The budget total is slightly higher than last year's $28.7 million and the property levee is slightly lower than last year. Here is a news release outlining public benefits provided for in the budget and the complete final budget can be seen here.
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Landowners Get Look at Beal Slough Project
The NRD, City of Lincoln and Olsson Associates Consulting hosted an open houseTuesday evening, August 31st to inform and get input from the public on planned flood management improvements near the State Penitentiary. Below, Tom Tracy, Jr.(right) and his father, Tom (center) talk with Olsson Transportation Engineer Jon Olsen about the project. Learn MoreBeal Slough Open House
  Antelope Creek Project Open House is Sept. 9
A proposed design for flood control measures along Antelope Creek, near the Lincoln Children's Zoo, will be the object of a public Open House, Thursday, September 9, 5-6:30pm at the Auld Recreation Center, 3140 Sumner Street in Antelope Park. The project includes installing two box culverts under "A" Street, re-aligning a portion of trail and channel improvements to reduce the floodplain in the area and stabilize the banks and channel of Antelope Creek. The public is encouraged to attend. News Release

Look for Nebraska's NRDs at State Fair & Husker Harvest Days
Nebraska's NRDs will have informational and fun activities available in Grand Island at both the State Fair, August 27 thru September 6 and at Husker Harvest Days, September 14-16. Learn about how the NRDs are protecting lives, protecting property and protecting the future.

Husker Harvest Days 

Nebraska State Fair

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