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The City of Hastings is committed to communication practices that enhance citizen and employee understanding of City objectives, issues, decisions and challenges. Equally important, the Public Information office seeks to increase citizen engagement and offer meaningful opportunities for feedback about city services and operations.

The Public Information office is responsible for City Hall and Hastings Utilities social media, printed communications, media relations and non-police crisis communications.

The City of Hastings is committed to communication practices that enhance citizen and employee understanding of City objectives, issues, decisions and challenges. Equally important, the Public Information office seeks to increase citizen engagement and offer meaningful opportunities for feedback about city services and operations.

The Public Information office is responsible for City Hall and Hastings Utilities social media, printed communications, media relations and non-police crisis communications.

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We welcome your questions and our Communications Team will strive to answer your post within two business days. If your question is urgent, email us at engage_administration@cityofhastings.org.

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  • Share Can something be done at the very south end of Pine street? We need drainage. 2 inches of rain and that corner is full. 2 streets of water move downhill to this corner and it has nowhere to go, except for the trenches you dug to the east of the corner. And that was only mowed 1x this summer. So it mostly filled with grass. How was this not thought of when this area was constructed. I bring this up because 2 more development are about to be built. Hope this isn't another oversight. on Facebook Share Can something be done at the very south end of Pine street? We need drainage. 2 inches of rain and that corner is full. 2 streets of water move downhill to this corner and it has nowhere to go, except for the trenches you dug to the east of the corner. And that was only mowed 1x this summer. So it mostly filled with grass. How was this not thought of when this area was constructed. I bring this up because 2 more development are about to be built. Hope this isn't another oversight. on Twitter Share Can something be done at the very south end of Pine street? We need drainage. 2 inches of rain and that corner is full. 2 streets of water move downhill to this corner and it has nowhere to go, except for the trenches you dug to the east of the corner. And that was only mowed 1x this summer. So it mostly filled with grass. How was this not thought of when this area was constructed. I bring this up because 2 more development are about to be built. Hope this isn't another oversight. on Linkedin Email Can something be done at the very south end of Pine street? We need drainage. 2 inches of rain and that corner is full. 2 streets of water move downhill to this corner and it has nowhere to go, except for the trenches you dug to the east of the corner. And that was only mowed 1x this summer. So it mostly filled with grass. How was this not thought of when this area was constructed. I bring this up because 2 more development are about to be built. Hope this isn't another oversight. link

    Can something be done at the very south end of Pine street? We need drainage. 2 inches of rain and that corner is full. 2 streets of water move downhill to this corner and it has nowhere to go, except for the trenches you dug to the east of the corner. And that was only mowed 1x this summer. So it mostly filled with grass. How was this not thought of when this area was constructed. I bring this up because 2 more development are about to be built. Hope this isn't another oversight.

    Lisa Baker asked about 2 months ago

    The east leg of the intersection of Wayfair Drive and Pine Avenue slopes and drains to the east onto street row for a future extension of Wayfair Drive. We cleaned out the drain to the east in spring 2024, but it sounds like it needs cleaned out again. Grass clippings build up in a yard and make the yard higher than the driveway or sidewalk. 

    Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We’ll consider more permanent fixes to help with drainage instead of cleaning out multiple times per year.

  • Share Please explain to me how long it takes to have a road resurfaced. For example, on a 5 to 10 year plan, 10 - 20 years etc. on Facebook Share Please explain to me how long it takes to have a road resurfaced. For example, on a 5 to 10 year plan, 10 - 20 years etc. on Twitter Share Please explain to me how long it takes to have a road resurfaced. For example, on a 5 to 10 year plan, 10 - 20 years etc. on Linkedin Email Please explain to me how long it takes to have a road resurfaced. For example, on a 5 to 10 year plan, 10 - 20 years etc. link

    Please explain to me how long it takes to have a road resurfaced. For example, on a 5 to 10 year plan, 10 - 20 years etc.

    Dennis asked about 2 months ago

    The city adopts a 1 & 6 year plan every year. Asphalt city streets are typically resurfaced every 25 to 40 years depending on traffic volumes. If there are streets you want us to consider for resurfacing, please let us know. Call the Engineering Department at (402) 461-2330. The actual resurfacing work sometimes only takes a few days.
    Steve Riehle, Lead Engineer for Public Works


  • Share Please inform me of how much of our tax dollars are used to build or renew the cities infrastructure by the normal homeowner versus the local investors and business owners. on Facebook Share Please inform me of how much of our tax dollars are used to build or renew the cities infrastructure by the normal homeowner versus the local investors and business owners. on Twitter Share Please inform me of how much of our tax dollars are used to build or renew the cities infrastructure by the normal homeowner versus the local investors and business owners. on Linkedin Email Please inform me of how much of our tax dollars are used to build or renew the cities infrastructure by the normal homeowner versus the local investors and business owners. link

    Please inform me of how much of our tax dollars are used to build or renew the cities infrastructure by the normal homeowner versus the local investors and business owners.

    Dennis asked about 2 months ago

    Utilities infrastructure is built or re-constructed with utilities funds. The streets & storm sewer infrastructure is built, maintained or re-constructed from sales tax, wheel tax, and highway allocation (state & federal gas tax). Property tax dollars are not used for building, maintain or re-constructing Utilities, Streets or Storm Sewer Infrastructure.

    New infrastructure for streets, water, sewer and gas is installed typically through the district process. With that, the City only pays for intersections and infrastructure along City owned parcels. The city portion for water, sewer and gas is paid out of the Utility budget, so that means it is calculated into the rates and paid for by rate payers. The City portions of the street improvements is typically paid out of the General Fund which is tax dollars. It is difficult to assign a dollar amount or percentage to this as each project is different and there are many years that have no projects constructed with the District process. New electrical infrastructure is paid out of the Utility budget by rate payer funds. Also, businesses usually contribute more rate dollars per unit than a typical household, as their utility usage is typically higher.  

    For the replacement of infrastructure, all water, sewer, gas and electric is paid through the Utility budget by rate payer funds. Street infrastructure is paid through the Street Fund or Street Sales Tax Fund. The Street Fund receives its funding from the State of Nebraska through the Highway Allocation, State Motor Vehicle Fee, and State ISTEA funds. Wheel tax is also a revenue source for this fund. The Street Sales Tax Fund receives funding from the ½ cent sales tax that was approved in 2018 and runs through 2028.  None of this work is funded by property tax.


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