# Lincoln Council approves infrastructure and permit fee changes  
**Published:** 2026-05-27T19:03:27.000Z  
**Source:** [Flatwater Free Press](https://flatwaterfreepress.org/may-18-lincoln-city-council-approves-infrastructure-licensing-and-permit-fee-changes/)  
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LINCOLN, Neb. — The Lincoln City Council approved a series of infrastructure, licensing and administrative items during a brief May 18 meeting, according to [reporting by the Flatwater Free Press](https://flatwaterfreepress.org/may-18-lincoln-city-council-approves-infrastructure-licensing-and-permit-fee-changes/).

Council members approved agreements related to the [Adams Street pavement project](https://www.lincoln.ne.gov/City/Departments/RTSD/33rd-Cornhusker) and the [Cornhusker Viaduct project](https://www.lincoln.ne.gov/City/Departments/RTSD/33rd-Cornhusker), which received [$66.7 million in federal funding](https://www.1011now.com/2025/01/10/city-lincoln-gets-667-million-grant-33rd-cornhusker-viaduct/) to eliminate at-grade railroad crossings. The council also approved special tax assessments for the College View Business Improvement District.

The council approved multiple liquor license applications, including requests from Firebirds Wood Fired Grill, Double Eagle Golf and 1867 Bar. Applicants discussed upcoming openings, ownership transitions and plans to support Lincoln's growing music district and community events.

Facing a landscape where [the city uses cloud-based permitting systems](https://www.lincoln.ne.gov/City/Departments/PDS/Building-Safety/Permit-Applications), council members approved a four-year agreement for continued use of an automated interactive voice response permitting system and amendments tied to street improvements near 104th Street and Van Dorn. Officials reviewed changes to electrical and mechanical permit fee structures, which city staff said would simplify the permitting process following updates to Lincoln's cloud-based permitting system.

No residents spoke during the public comment period. The meeting lasted 24 minutes, with council members noting the unusually brief session before adjournment.

## Sources

- [Flatwater Free Press](https://flatwaterfreepress.org/may-18-lincoln-city-council-approves-infrastructure-licensing-and-permit-fee-changes/)
- [Information about the 33rd and Cornhusker Highway Viaduct Project](https://www.lincoln.ne.gov/City/Departments/RTSD/33rd-Cornhusker)
- [Federal grant announcement for the viaduct project](https://www.1011now.com/2025/01/10/city-lincoln-gets-667-million-grant-33rd-cornhusker-viaduct/)

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