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Omaha voters appear to have passed both city bonds, worth $185 million

The Morning Omaha teamFrom today’s edition · 1 min read · 3 sources

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If you voted Tuesday, you helped decide two city bonds, and both appear to have passed with big leads in unofficial results early Wednesday. Together they authorize $185 million: up to $155 million for a joint police and fire headquarters and up to $30 million for . Neither measure increases city property or levy taxes.

Each bond covers part of its project's cost

Source: Nebraska Public Media

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Value
Headquarters cost$181 million
Headquarters bond$155 million
Tranquility Park cost$68 million
Tranquility Park bond$30 million

The headquarters would replace the downtown police building, which police union president Patrick Dempsey said has no Wi-Fi. The new one would be 275,000 square feet, more than double the current 112,000.

The new headquarters would be more than double the current one

Floor area of the new headquarters, beside places you know

The new headquarters275,000 sq. ft.
The current police headquarters112,000 sq. ft.
A football field57,600 sq. ft.end zones included
A Walmart Supercenterabout 180,000 sq. ft.

5 football fields would fit inside the new headquarters

Source: KETV

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Floor area
The new headquarters275,000 sq. ft.
The current police headquarters112,000 sq. ft.
A football field57,600 sq. ft. (end zones included)
A Walmart Supercenterabout 180,000 sq. ft.

“With the police department, we have a facility that has to be tested for asbestos twice a year.”

Omaha Mayor John Ewing
  • Site: 3.2 acres between Cass and Chicago streets near 74th Avenue
  • Savings: $80 million cheaper than building downtown, Ewing said
  • Tranquility Park: $68 million makeover with 16 turf fields
  • 2024: voters approved $146 million toward the headquarters

Sources: Nebraska Public Media, WOWT, KETV

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