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Community survey results now available

Results from the City of Hastings’ multi-page community survey are now available on the City’s website.   The community survey is part of the strategic planning process, which will be used to prioritize efforts, effectively allocate resources, align shareholders and employees on the organization’s goals, and ensure those goals are backed by data and…

Temporary traffic control changes to be made at 2nd and Burlington

As the Nebraska Department of Transportation updates traffic signals on Burlington Avenue, work zone traffic control is being revised for the safety of motorists while signals are out-of-service during the update process. Work also includes updating traffic signals at Second, Third, Ninth, 14th and 16th Streets as well as North Shore Drive. The traffic…

City offices to close in observance of Thanksgiving

Many City of Hastings offices will be closed on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 23-24, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Front desk services will be unavailable at the Hastings Police Department, Hastings Fire and Rescue, Administration, Finance, Development Services, Hastings Utilities Department, Hastings Municipal Airport, Parks and Recreation…

Funkey selected as Assistant City Administrator

The City of Hastings is pleased to announce the selection of Mark Funkey as Assistant City Administrator. “The Assistant City Administrator is a very important position for me and for the City,” City Administrator Shawn Metcalf said. “It was imperative to find someone who had the right knowledge, skills, and abilities; someone who exhibited servant…

Hastings and Pine Avenue BNSF crossings open

The BNSF Railway crossings at Hastings and Pine avenues reopened on Monday, Nov. 13. The work was done by Ben Engel Construction of Hastings. Hastings Avenue was closed mid-May and Pine Avenue after that. Lee Vrooman, Director of Engineering for the City of Hastings, gave an update on the crossings while presenting the one- and six-year street improvement…