Public meeting planned to discuss residential expansion

As housing in Sidney continues to be an issue, city officials and Cabela’s executives are working together to make sure plans for the organization’s housing development aren’t delayed.

The planning commission recommended that some of the land for the development be re-zoned from agricultural to residential at last week’s meeting and the city council then set a public hearing for Jan. 14 in the matter.

The subdivision will be located between Old Post Road and link 17J, although the first phase will involve only a portion of that.

“I’ve been meeting with Gary (Person) and John (Hehnke), because...