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PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE (posted 10/14/25)

In accordance with Section 84-1408 through 84-1414, Nebraska Rev. Stat., the Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District Board of Directors will hold a Public Meeting on Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. for a Finance Subcommittee meeting and 7:30 p.m. for a Board of Directors meeting at the Lower Elkhorn NRD, 1508 Square Turn Blvd, Norfolk, Nebraska. An agenda of the items to be considered at such time and place is kept continually current and available for public inspection during normal business hours at the Lower Elkhorn NRD, 1508 Square Turn Blvd., Norfolk, NE 402-371-7313, or at the district’s web site: www.lenrd.org. 

PUBLIC NOTICE - USDA NRCS OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT: DRAFT WATERSHED PLAN, NORTH FORK ELKHORN RIVER, ANTELOPE, CEDAR, KNOX & PIERCE COUNTIES, NEBRASKA

LINCOLN, Neb., Sept. 5, 2025 – USDA’S Natural Resources Conservation Service is soliciting comments on a draft Watershed Plan. The North Fork Elkhorn River Watershed Plan in Antelope, Cedar, Knox & Pierce Counties, Nebraska, in partnership with the Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District, analyzes measures for flood prevention (flood damage reduction) through the Pub. L. 83-566 Small Watershed Program’s authorized purpose of flood prevention. The preferred alternative in the plan includes construction of two diversion channels, stormwater pump stations, and levee improvements in and near the City of Pierce, along with a road raise, berm, and nonstructural improvements in and near the City of Osmond. The draft Watershed Plan and related documents are available for public review and comments from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, 2025, at www.nrcs.usda.gov/state-offices/nebraska/projects-ready-for-public-comment-and-reviewand at the Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District located at 1508 Square Turn Boulevard, Norfolk, NE 68701 during normal business hours. 

You may request a copy of the Watershed Plan or send written comments to: USDA/NRCS c/o Melissa Baier; 1121 Lincoln Mall, Room 360, Lincoln, NE 68508. NRCS will consider and respond to all written comments. All comments received, including the names and addresses of those who comment, will be part of the public record and will be released for public review as required and allowed by law. For more information, contact Melissa Baier, Assistant State Conservationist-Water Resources and Easements, at 402-437-4065 or Melissa.Baier@usda.gov. 

More Information

To learn more about NRCS programs, producers can contact their local USDA Service Center.  Producers can also apply for NRCS programs, manage conservation plans and contracts, and view and print conservation maps by logging into their farmers.gov account. If you don’t have an account, sign up today. 

Public Notice (posted 9/26/25)
In accordance with Section 84-1408 through 84-1414, Nebraska Rev. Stat., the Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District Board of Directors will hold a Public Meeting on Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. for a Special Board of Directors Meeting at the Lower Elkhorn NRD, 1508 Square Turn Blvd, Norfolk, Nebraska. The Special Meeting will be discussion and/or action on the protocol and requirements for the possibility of processing Standard Variance requests for new irrigation wells and new irrigated acres in the Lower Elkhorn NRD. An agenda of the items to be considered at such time and place is kept continually current and available for public inspection during normal business hours at the Lower Elkhorn NRD, 1508 Square Turn Blvd., Norfolk, NE 402-371-7313, or at the district’s web site: www.lenrd.org. 

Public Notice (posted 9/26/25)
In accordance with Section 84-1408 through 84-1414, Nebraska Rev. Stat., the Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District Board of Directors will hold a Public Meeting on Thursday, October 9, 2025 (following the 7:00 p.m. Special Board Meeting) for a Committee of the Whole meeting at the Lower Elkhorn NRD, 1508 Square Turn Blvd, Norfolk, Nebraska. An agenda of the items to be considered at such time and place is kept continually current and available for public inspection during normal business hours at the Lower Elkhorn NRD, 1508 Square Turn Blvd., Norfolk, NE 402-371-7313, or at the district’s web site: www.lenrd.org. 

PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE, LENRD Budget Meeting (posted 9/2/2025)

In accordance with Section 84-1408 through 84-1414, Nebraska Rev. Stat., the Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District Board of Directors will hold a Public Meeting on Thursday, September 11, 2025 for a Board of Director’s Budget Meeting following the 7:00 p.m. Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Hearing and Special Hearing to Set Tax Request, at the Lower Elkhorn NRD, 1508 Square Turn Blvd, Norfolk, Nebraska. An agenda of the items to be considered at such time and place is kept continually current and available for public inspection during normal business hours at the Lower Elkhorn NRD, 1508 Square Turn Blvd., Norfolk, NE 402-371-7313, or at the district’s web site: www.lenrd.org. 

PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE, LENRD Committee Meeting (posted 9/2/2025)

In accordance with Section 84-1408 through 84-1414, Nebraska Rev. Stat., the Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District Board of Directors will hold a Public Meeting for a Board of Directors Committee of the Whole Meeting on Thursday, September 11, 2025, following the 7:00 p.m. Board of Directors Budget Meeting, at the Lower Elkhorn NRD, 1508 Square Turn Blvd., Norfolk, Nebraska. An agenda of the items to be considered at such time and place is kept continually current and available for public inspection during normal business hours at the Lower Elkhorn NRD, 1508 Square Turn Blvd., Norfolk, NE 402-371-7313, or at the district’s web site: www.lenrd.org. Copies of meeting materials are available upon request

PUBLIC NOTICE, LENRD Budget Hearing is hereby given, in compliance with the provisions of State Statute Sections 13-501 to 13-513, that the governing body will meet on the 11 day of September 2025, at 7:00 o'clock P.M., at 1508 Square Turn Blvd, Norfolk, NE 68701 for the purpose of hearing support, opposition, criticism, suggestions or observations of taxpayers relating to the following proposed budget. The budget detail is available at the office of the Clerk during regular business hours.

PUBLIC NOTICE, LENRD Tax Request is hereby given, in compliance with the provisions of State Statute Section 77-1632, that the governing body will meet on the 11 day of September 2025, at 7:00 o'clock P.M., at 1508 Square Turn Blvd, Norfolk, NE 68701 for the purpose of hearing support, opposition, criticism, suggestions or observations of taxpayers relating to setting the final tax request.

Notice of Budget Hearing/Summary and Notice of Special Hearing to Set Final Tax Request

PUBLIC NOTICE (posted on 8/5/25)

In accordance with Section 84-1408 through 84-1414, Nebraska Rev. Stat., the Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District Board of Directors will hold a Public Meeting on Thursday, August 14, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. for a Budget Workshop and at 7:00 p.m. for a Committee of the Whole meeting at the Lower Elkhorn NRD, 1508 Square Turn Blvd, Norfolk, Nebraska. An agenda of the items to be considered at such time and place is kept continually current and available for public inspection during normal business hours at the Lower Elkhorn NRD, 1508 Square Turn Blvd., Norfolk, NE 402-371-7313, or at the district’s web site: www.lenrd.org. 

PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE (posted on 7/14/25)

In accordance with Section 84-1408 through 84-1414, Nebraska Rev. Stat., the Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District Board of Directors will hold a Public Meeting on Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. for a Finance Subcommittee meeting and 7:30 p.m. for a Board of Directors meeting at the Lower Elkhorn NRD, 1508 Square Turn Blvd, Norfolk, Nebraska. An agenda of the items to be considered at such time and place is kept continually current and available for public inspection during normal business hours at the Lower Elkhorn NRD, 1508 Square Turn Blvd., Norfolk, NE 402-371-7313, or at the district’s web site: www.lenrd.org. 

PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE (posted on 7/1/25)

In accordance with Section 84-1408 through 84-1414, Nebraska Rev. Stat., the Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District Board of Directors will hold a Public Meeting on Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. for a Budget Workshop and at 7:00 p.m. for a Committee of the Whole meeting at the Lower Elkhorn NRD, 1508 Square Turn Blvd, Norfolk, Nebraska. An agenda of the items to be considered at such time and place is kept continually current and available for public inspection during normal business hours at the Lower Elkhorn NRD, 1508 Square Turn Blvd., Norfolk, NE 402-371-7313, or at the district’s web site: www.lenrd.org. 

PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE

In accordance with Section 84-1408 through 84-1414, Nebraska Rev. Stat., the Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District Board of Directors will hold a Public Meeting on Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. for a Subcommittee meeting and 7:30 p.m. for a Board of Directors meeting at the Lower Elkhorn NRD, 1508 Square Turn Blvd, Norfolk, Nebraska. An agenda of the items to be considered at such time and place is kept continually current and available for public inspection during normal business hours at the Lower Elkhorn NRD, 1508 Square Turn Blvd., Norfolk, NE 402-371-7313, or at the district’s web site: www.lenrd.org. 

PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE (posted on 6/3/2025)

In accordance with Section 84-1408 through 84-1414, Nebraska Rev. Stat., the Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District Board of Directors will hold a Public Meeting on Thursday, June 12, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. for a Budget Workshop and at 7:00 p.m. for a Committee of the Whole meeting at the Lower Elkhorn NRD, 1508 Square Turn Blvd, Norfolk, Nebraska. An agenda of the items to be considered at such time and place is kept continually current and available for public inspection during normal business hours at the Lower Elkhorn NRD, 1508 Square Turn Blvd., Norfolk, NE 402-371-7313, or at the district’s web site: www.lenrd.org. 

PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE (posted on 5/13/25)

In accordance with Section 84-1408 through 84-1414, Nebraska Rev. Stat., the Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District Board of Directors will hold a Public Meeting on Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. for a Subcommittee meeting and 7:30 p.m. for a Board of Directors meeting at the Lower Elkhorn NRD, 1508 Square Turn Blvd, Norfolk, Nebraska. An agenda of the items to be considered at such time and place is kept continually current and available for public inspection during normal business hours at the Lower Elkhorn NRD, 1508 Square Turn Blvd., Norfolk, NE 402-371-7313, or at the district’s web site: www.lenrd.org. 

PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE

In accordance with Section 84-1408 through 84-1414, Nebraska Rev. Stat., the Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District Board of Directors will hold a Public Meeting on Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. for a Committee of the Whole meeting at the Lower Elkhorn NRD, 1508 Square Turn Blvd, Norfolk, Nebraska. An agenda of the items to be considered at such time and place is kept continually current and available for public inspection during normal business hours at the Lower Elkhorn NRD, 1508 Square Turn Blvd., Norfolk, NE 402-371-7313, or at the district’s web site: www.lenrd.org. 

PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE

In accordance with Section 84-1408 through 84-1414, Nebraska Rev. Stat., the Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District Board of Directors will hold a Public Meeting on Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. for a Subcommittee meeting and 7:30 p.m. for a Board of Directors meeting at the Lower Elkhorn NRD, 1508 Square Turn Blvd, Norfolk, Nebraska. An agenda of the items to be considered at such time and place is kept continually current and available for public inspection during normal business hours at the Lower Elkhorn NRD, 1508 Square Turn Blvd., Norfolk, NE 402-371-7313, or at the district’s web site: www.lenrd.org. 

PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE

In accordance with Section 84-1408 through 84-1414, Nebraska Rev. Stat., the Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District Board of Directors will hold a Public Meeting on Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. for a Committee of the Whole meeting at the Lower Elkhorn NRD, 1508 Square Turn Blvd, Norfolk, Nebraska. An agenda of the items to be considered at such time and place is kept continually current and available for public inspection during normal business hours at the Lower Elkhorn NRD, 1508 Square Turn Blvd., Norfolk, NE 402-371-7313, or at the district’s web site: www.lenrd.org. 

PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE (posted on 3/17/25)

In accordance with Section 84-1408 through 84-1414, Nebraska Rev. Stat., the Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District Board of Directors will hold a Public Meeting on Thursday, March 27, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. for a Subcommittee meeting and 7:30 p.m. for a Board of Directors meeting at the Lower Elkhorn NRD, 1508 Square Turn Blvd, Norfolk, Nebraska. An agenda of the items to be considered at such time and place is kept continually current and available for public inspection during normal business hours at the Lower Elkhorn NRD, 1508 Square Turn Blvd., Norfolk, NE 402-371-7313, or at the district’s web site: www.lenrd.org. 

PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE (posted on 3/5/25)

In accordance with Section 84-1408 through 84-1414, Nebraska Rev. Stat., the Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District Board of Directors will hold a Public Meeting on Thursday, March 13, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. for a Committee of the Whole meeting at the Lower Elkhorn NRD, 1508 Square Turn Blvd, Norfolk, Nebraska. An agenda of the items to be considered at such time and place is kept continually current and available for public inspection during normal business hours at the Lower Elkhorn NRD, 1508 Square Turn Blvd., Norfolk, NE 402-371-7313, or at the district’s web site: www.lenrd.org. 

LOWER ELKHORN NRD NOTICE (posted on 3/5/25)

The Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District will be hosting an awards banquet for the Lower Elkhorn NRD Board of Directors, Past Board of Directors, Staff, Outgoing Elkhorn Basin Representative, and the 2024 Outstanding Partner award recipient on Thursday, March 13, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. at Black Cow Fat Pig Pub & Steak, 702 W Norfolk Ave, Norfolk, NE. There will be no Board business discussed or action taken.

PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE (posted on 2/18/25)

In accordance with Section 84-1408 through 84-1414, Nebraska Rev. Stat., the Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District Board of Directors will hold a Public Meeting on Thursday, February 27, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. for a Subcommittee meeting and 7:30 p.m. for a Board of Directors meeting at the Lower Elkhorn NRD, 1508 Square Turn Blvd, Norfolk, Nebraska. An agenda of the items to be considered at such time and place is kept continually current and available for public inspection during normal business hours at the Lower Elkhorn NRD, 1508 Square Turn Blvd., Norfolk, NE 402-371-7313, or at the district’s web site: www.lenrd.org. 

PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE (posted on 2/3/25)

In accordance with Section 84-1408 through 84-1414, Nebraska Rev. Stat., the Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District Board of Directors will hold a Public Meeting on Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. for a Committee of the Whole meeting at the Lower Elkhorn NRD, 1508 Square Turn Blvd, Norfolk, Nebraska. An agenda of the items to be considered at such time and place is kept continually current and available for public inspection during normal business hours at the Lower Elkhorn NRD, 1508 Square Turn Blvd., Norfolk, NE 402-371-7313, or at the district’s web site: www.lenrd.org. 

PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE (posted on 1/13/25)

In accordance with Section 84-1408 through 84-1414, Nebraska Rev. Stat., the Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District Board of Directors will hold a Public Meeting on Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. for a Subcommittee meeting and 7:30 p.m. for a Board of Directors meeting at the Lower Elkhorn NRD, 1508 Square Turn Blvd, Norfolk, Nebraska. An agenda of the items to be considered at such time and place is kept continually current and available for public inspection during normal business hours at the Lower Elkhorn NRD, 1508 Square Turn Blvd., Norfolk, NE 402-371-7313, or at the district’s web site: www.lenrd.org.