Michael Scanlon is the Principal at Our City Planning LLC. Michael is a recently retired City Manager from Kansas and Colorado communities. He can be reached at mscanlon@ourcityplan.com.
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Topline Points
•Prolonged NEPA analysis and constant litigation pose significant barriers to all-of-the-above energy production, infrastructure projects, forest management, and more.
•The SPEED Act builds on the NEPA reforms passed in the Fiscal Responsibility Act, limiting the scope of environmental reviews and clarifying when NEPA is triggered.
•The legislation creates timelines and sideboards for judicial review under NEPA, codifying key pieces of the Supreme Court’s decision in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado.
Photo of 2019 flooding around Grand Island courtesy of KMTV 3 News Now Omaha
Photo of 2012 Wellnitz Fire courtesy of Arthur I. Zygielbaum & KETV 7
Before disaster strikes, a team of dedicated professionals works quietly behind the scenes to keep Nebraskans safe and prepared. Emergency management looks different in each of Nebraska's 93 counties. To better understand what these efforts look like at the local level, we sat down with some of Nebraska’s emergency management professionals for a Q&A.
Surplus Property and Asset Management acquires excess equipment from agencies, boards, commissions, and political subdivisions that no longer need it and sells this equipment to other state government organizations, political subdivisions, and the public at reasonable prices, which are lower than purchasing brand-new equipment. Available items range from cars and trucks to computers and monitors to general office equipment like filing cabinets and desks. Their available inventory is always changing, and surplus property is available for purchase through https://www.govdeals.com/nebraska.
The NACO Benefits Services Division has created a guide to help Medicare customers better understand how to start the enrollment process.
