Council Discusses Highway Funding Options

The State of Nebraska is proposing more work on highways near Sidney. The question is how to fund the City’s share of the cost of nearly $2 million.

“This is a pretty good offer,” City Manager Ed Sadler said Tuesday.

The work will effectively take off from where the last project ended east of Sidney toward Highway 385/Highway 17J. There are several options that have been discussed already, including using existing funds from the road budget and funding the project with bonds. In his letter to the City’s bonding company, Sadler said he is recommending one payment at the end of the ro...