# Lincoln City Council to honor police awards, approve road improvements  
**Published:** 2026-06-25T12:21:36.000Z  
**Source:** [Lincoln City Council Agendas](https://lnklan.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&event_id=900)  
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LINCOLN, Neb. — The Lincoln City Council will convene Monday to recognize community members and police officers for exceptional service while also approving infrastructure improvements to Saltillo Road.

According to the [city council meeting agenda](https://lnklan.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&event_id=900), the council will present [community-based policing awards](https://www.lincoln.ne.gov/City/Departments/Police/About-LPD/Community-Based-Policing) recognizing residents and officers who have demonstrated extraordinary commitment to public safety. Leo "Mike" Bretta will receive a Community Certificate of Merit, while Derek Hilgert, Senad Salja, Diamond Young, Thomas Nesbitt, Kelcee Rogers, and Tyler Rogers will be honored with the Community Life Saving Award. Stacy M. Sovereign will receive the Community Meritorious Conduct Award.

The council will also consider an interlocal agreement with Lancaster County to design, construct, and fund Phase 2 improvements to the Saltillo Road intersection. The project will include three additional roundabouts and add a third lane at South 62nd Street. The improvements are part of broader transportation efforts in the area, following [completion of the Lincoln South Beltway](https://dot.nebraska.gov/projects/future-projects/lincoln-south-beltway/), an 11-mile freeway project that opened to traffic in December 2022.

The council will also approve an interlocal agreement regarding construction of right and left turn lanes to facilitate eastbound turns from Northwest 56th Street where it approaches Vine Street.

Additional agenda items include a variety of liquor license applications, zoning changes, and approval of a StarTran transportation agreement with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The StarTran agreement would allow the transit service to continue providing routes between UNL's Main Campus and East Campus, as well as Main Campus and Nebraska Innovation Campus through August 2028.

The meeting, scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Monday, June 29, is the last council meeting before the Independence Day holiday. The council will not meet on July 6 due to the holiday.

## Sources

- [Lincoln City Council Agendas](https://lnklan.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&event_id=900)
- [Lincoln Police Department Community Based Policing](https://www.lincoln.ne.gov/City/Departments/Police/About-LPD/Community-Based-Policing)
- [Lincoln South Beltway Project Information](https://dot.nebraska.gov/projects/future-projects/lincoln-south-beltway/)

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