"A dust-up between the city of Lincoln and the Indian Center over the removal of dirt behind the center appears headed toward resolution. City and center officials say they’re nearing an agreement to allow the city to go ahead with plans to remove 6,885 cubic yards of dirt from city-owned land just north of the Indian Center. In return, the city may give the Indian Center the deed to the land to be excavated, as well as additional property east of the center at 1100 Military Road. “Now our borders are going to be protected, and we won’t be bothered in any way,” Cal Pekas Jr., facilities director for the center. “It’s like a blessing.”" Get the Story:
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