InterLinc: City of Lincoln: Mayor's Office: 2005 Media Releases

City of Lincoln
Mayor's Office

2005 Media Releases

January • February • March • April • May • June

July • August • September • October • November • December

December: 21 Educational Access To Air London Parade Featuring Lincoln Southwest Band; Work To Restore Bur Oak Trees Continues In Wilderness Park; Assistance Available On Medicare Prescription Drug Program; Mayor Releases Study On Improving Development Process; Veto On 21st and "K" Project PDF 256K; Basketball Tips Off on 21 Educational Access; Lincoln Named A Top Digital City In Nation; Long Range Transportation Plan Is Focus Of Open Houses; Public Invited To Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Ceremony; Mayor Accepts Deed To Prairie Near Pioneers Park; Construction Begins On First Stevens Creek Trunk Sewer Project

November: Mayor Seng's Thanksgiving Message; 84th Street Is Open; Mayor Dedicates New Mahoney Park Playground Area; Mayor Announces Plans For Star City Holiday Parade; Seng Accepts EPA Grant To Help With 48th And "O" Redevelopment; Mayor Presents October Award Of Excellence; Pedestrian Bridge Named In Honor Of Bereuter; Seng Announces Redevelopment Plan For South Side Of 48th And "O" Area; Highway 2 Trail To Be Renamed For Helen Boosalis

October: Mayor To Dedicate Liberty Bell On Veterans Day; Mayor Calls Arena Task Force Report Guide For Future Event Facilities; Mayor Proposes Sex Offender Residency Restrictions; Mayor Seng Unveils Online Service Request System; Mayor Seng Says Sale Of City Building Will Expand Tax Base And Stimulate Private Investment; Mayor Announces Expedited Construction For East "O" Street Widening; Countdown Crosswalk Signals Installed At Busy Intersection; Mayor Presents September Award Of Excellence; Public Invited To Open House On Comprehensive Plan And Long Range Transportation Plan; Mayor To Cut Ribbon On New Recycling Site; Mayor Reopens Holmes Lake Following $5.6 Million Renovation

September: One-Year Construction Schedule Chosen For Harris Overpass Project; Upper Floors Of Justice And Law Enforcement Center To Reopen Monday; Justice And Law Enforcement Center Still Closed; Water Main Break Causes Temporary Closure Of Justice And Law Enforcement Center; Mayor Kicks Off Program To Help Prevent Diabetes; Mayor Seng, Red Cross Say Lincoln No Longer A Potential Destination For Gulf Coast Evacuees; Mayor Presents Award Of Excellence For August; Applications For Star City Parade Now Available; City Prepared For Husker Fans; Letter To Attorney General On Gas Prices; City On "Standby" Status For Hurricane Evacuees; Statement From Mayor Coleen J. Seng On Lincoln's Role In The Hurricane Katrina Relief Effort; Mayor Encourages Support For Hurricane Relief Effort; "Future Service Limits" To Be Reviewed At Planning Commission Open House

August: Mayor Announces Plans For "Patriot Day - Lincoln Remembers"; City Prepared For State Fair And Husker Fans; Vine Street Now Open; Mayor Kicks Off "Stories Of Home" Public Art Project; Mayor Presents July Award Of Excellence; Business Directory Now Available On City Web Site; Mayor Seng's Statement On Pfizer; Mayor Reminds Citizens of Upcoming Hearings

July: Kindergarten Kickoff Celebrates Beginning of Educational Careers; Public Urged To Conserve Water; Plants Between Curb And Sidewalk Must Be Less Than 30 Inches Tall; Ribbon-Cutting Today For Havelock Improvements; Fund Raising Launched For Trail Bridge Over North 27th; Mayor Presents Award Of Excellence For June; Mayor To Unveil New Sculptures At Sunken Gardens; Mayor Invites Public To Tour Antelope Valley Progress; Mayor's Independence Day Message

June: Mayor Says City Economy Is Strong; Calls On All Lincolnites To Market City To Attract Jobs; Seng Balances City Budget Without Raising City Property Tax Rate; Teen Center Now Open At Park Middle School; Mayor Invites Area Residents To City's Fourth Of July Celebration; Public Invited To Dedication of New Park; Mayor Seng Announces Health Insurance Deal To Save City $1 Million; Equipment Malfunction Temporarily Interrupts 911 Phone Service; Mayor Presents Award of Excellence For May; Public Building Commission Refinancing Efforts To Save More That $3.3 Million; Mayor To Present Awards For "Clean Your Files Week"; Antelope Valley Bus Tour Rescheduled; Swimming And Wading Prohibited At Holmes Lake; Initiative Promotes Home Ownership And Public Transit; Public Invited To Downtown Lincoln Master Plan "Community Update" Session; City Garages and Lots, Haymarket Offer Parking Alternatives for NCAA Regional Baseball Fans; Grassland Purchase By Foundation Enhances Pioneers Park; City, NRD Honored For Floodpalin Management

May: Mayor Supports Current Theater Policy As Balanced Success; Mayor Calls For Moment Of Silence On Memorial Day; Mayor Says New Relationship With Humane Society Will Benefit Community; Lincoln Is the Land of Opportunity; City Receives Two Awards for Workplace Safety; Mayor Announces Events Facility Task Force; Mayor Seng Receives Offer To Buy Surplus City Building; Mayor Seng Nominates Esseks For Planning Commission; University Place Pool To Open For Holiday Weekend; Mayor Institutes Voluntary Watering Plan; Mayor Announces Winners of Annual Water Conservation Art Contest; Seng Announces Progress On 48th And "O" Redevelopment; Left Turns Restored At 27th and Vine; Seng Announces Federal Grant To Help With 48th and "O" Redevelopment; Mayor Presents April Award Of Excellence; City Recognized For After-School Initiatives; Repaired Cupid Fountain Unveiled In Antelope Park; Public Briefing Planned For Six-Year CIP

April: Mayor Selects Fredrickson To Lead Public Works And Utilities Department; Mayor Seng Calls For Coordination Of Event Facilities Proposals; Free Family Safety Event Set For May 6; Mayor Seng Encourages John Q. Hammons To Continue Investing In Lincoln; Grants Awarded To Three Environmental Projects; Lincoln Again Named �Tree City USA�; Public Invited To Celebrate Arbor Day April 25; Mayor Presents Award Of Excellence For 2004; New E-Pay Service Available For Commercial Water Users; Two And One-Half Miles Of Residential Streets To Be Repaired; City Of Lincoln Implements Pavement Management System; On-Line Reserved, Pre-Paid Parking Available For Spring Game; City Prepared For Spring Game Traffic; 911 Center Seeks Re-Accreditation; Mayor Seng's Statement On NSAA Decisions; Mayor Presents Awards In Public Transportation Coloring Contest; Mayor Presents Facts On Storm Sewer Bond Issue; City Council Candidate Debate Set For April 11; Wireless Internet Access Now Offered At County-City Building

March: 5 CITY-TV To Present �Education Nebraska�; City To Celebrate 35th Anniversary Of Earth Day At Pioneers Park; �Kids And Cameras� Project For Urban Development To Be Displayed At Town Hall March 14; Lincoln Is First City In Nation To Convert Buses To Ethanol Fuel Blend; BryanLGH and St. Elizabeth Receive Community Conscience Award; Mayor's Town Hall Set For March 14; City Council Candidate Debate Set For March 7

February: Mayor Seng Outlines Benefits Of Hotel Project; Plan Released For Stevens Creek Watershed; Judges Named for Mayor's Arts Awards; Mayor Releases Report of Group Homes Task Force; Cable Channel 5 and 21 Airing Kooser Event at Lied; Mayor Presents January Award of Excellence; Mayor To Award Grants To 15 Neighborhood and Community Groups; Tax Preparation Assistance Available

January: Lincoln Awarded $2 Million in Homeless Grants; Volunteer Citizen Corps Council Created to Help With Emergencies; Plans Announced for City's Fifth Annual Abraham Lincoln Birthday Celebration; New Projects Announced For "Lincoln Cares"; Mayor Presents December Award of Excellence; Mayor Seng Announces Results of Fire Truck Rebid

Past Media Releases: 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000

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