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Lake Hastings Watershed Public Meeting

A public meeting will be held to discuss the current water quality at Lake Hastings, and to provide an opportunity for the public to share input on future recreational opportunities at the lake. View the complete agenda here: Lake Hastings Meeting Agenda The meeting will be held on Thursday, April 6 from 5:30-7:00 p.m. at the Parks & Recreation Community…

Audit shows Hastings in good financial position

The City of Hastings is in a good financial position as it looks at potential significant costs in the near future. That was how Roger Nash, the city’s director of finance, described the situation after the city received its audit report from Grand Island accounting firm AMGL for the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, 2022. Some of the recommended amounts…

City Hall survey available until March 22

The City of Hastings has launched a seven-question survey to gather public and city employee feedback about current and future needs for City Hall.  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VSBY99G The survey follows a pair of tours and town hall discussions, which each drew about 40 people for a total of around 80 people, on Saturday March 4 and then on Monday…

Community survey coming to an end

HASTINGS, NEBRASKA The time to complete a community survey for the new Hastings Comprehensive Plan is ending soon. Residents and business owners in Hastings are encouraged to provide their input via a digital survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HastingsCompPlanGen or by going to the project website at onthehorizonhastings.com. In addition, hardcopies…

Funding established for nuisance abatement program

HASTINGS, NEBRASKA The City of Hastings has a tool to address unsafe properties not in compliance with the minimal property standards, but the city will continue to work with property owners. The city's current budget includes $300,000 allotted for demolition and cleanup of properties found to be dangerous to life, health, property or safety of the…