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The Sidney City Council approved first reading of an ordinance funding the City's share of Link 17J costs.

The road from Interstate 80 north to Sidney, and places beyond, is now tight and slower than normal as work is underway replacing the surface. The work is a part of a state project resurfacing the Link 17J from Fort Sidney Road north to just past the Highway 30 interchange, and west to where work stopped a couple of years ago.

The City's 20 percent of the cost comes to about $2.6 million. To cover the cost, the City Council on May 11 approved an ordinance authorizing the issuance of Hi...