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A route for an interceptor sewer line that will tie into the city’s wastewater treatment plant (shown here) was approved by the Aurora City Council last week, though much work remains before construction will begin.

A route for an interceptor sewer line that will tie into the city’s wastewater treatment plant (shown here) was approved by the Aurora City Council last week, though much work remains before construction will begin.

City OKs route for sewer expansion project

The Aurora City Council took steps last week designed to accommodate future growth by approving a route to expand the sewer line system feeding into the city’s wastewater treatment plant.
This 250-acre Mission Critical site just east of Highway 14 is where the Aurora Development Corporation is working to recruit new or expanding businesses or industries.

This 250-acre Mission Critical site just east of Highway 14 is where the Aurora Development Corporation is working to recruit new or expanding businesses or industries.

City approves ADC’s request to extend CDBG loan

City leaders agreed earlier this month to extend the terms of a Community Development Block Grant program, allowing the Aurora Development Corporation two more years to meet job creation requirements tied to a $710,000 grant from the Nebraska Development of Economic Development.
Aurora Fire Chief Tom Cox, left, and EMS Captain Brent Dethlefs stand by one of the city’s four ambulances, used as part of the new fire-based emergency medical service.

Aurora Fire Chief Tom Cox, left, and EMS Captain Brent Dethlefs stand by one of the city’s four ambulances, used as part of the new fire-based emergency medical service.

City reports 1st-year learning curve with fire-based EMS

One year after taking over what had been a county owned and operated ambulance service, city leaders say it was the right decision to launch a fire-based EMS unit, though admitting that they faced an accelerated learning curve in the midst of a global pandemic.