Business Improvement District Tax Levies

At a glance

• What: Special Ordinances 10410 through 10417 levy special taxes and assessments on property in eight business improvement districts for unpaid 2025 costs: Benson (6875), Dundee (6876), Blackstone (6877), Elkhorn (6878), North 24th Street (6879), South Omaha (6880), North Saddle Creek (6881) and Little Bohemia (6882).
• Where it stands: On October 6, 2026 Council approved an Amendment of the Whole for each ordinance (the agenda says the Parks Department requested them). Seven passed 7-0; the North 24th Street levy (10415) passed 6-0-1 with Goodwin abstaining.

Votes (October 6, 2026)

10410 Benson, moved by Festersen, second Harding; 10411 Blackstone, Harding, Festersen; 10412 Dundee, Goodwin, Festersen; 10413 Elkhorn, Harding, Goodwin; 10414 Little Bohemia, Goodwin, Harding; 10415 North 24th Street, Festersen, Rowe, 6-0-1 with Goodwin abstaining; 10416 North Saddle Creek, Goodwin, Harding; 10417 South Omaha, Hug, Goodwin. The record does not say what the amendments changed.

The public hearing on all eight was held together on September 29; no one spoke.

Sources

• Council journal, October 6, 2026: https://clerk.omaha.gov/wp-content/uploads/images/2026-10-06j.pdf
• Council journal, September 29, 2026: https://clerk.omaha.gov/wp-content/uploads/images/2026-09-29j.pdf

Log

2026-10-06 - City Council

Amendments of the Whole approved for all eight; 10415 passed 6-0-1.

2026-09-29 - City Council

One combined public hearing; no speakers.