Hearing on Omaha’s roughly half-billion-dollar wastewater project raises eyebrows, concerns

By: Cindy Gonzalez

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: March 4, 2026

Words: 640

Last Updated: 1 week ago

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OMAHA — Jim Vokal told the Omaha City Council Tuesday that he hadn’t spoken before the body since he was an elected member back in 2009.

“So for an issue to bring me out of retirement, it must be significant,” said Vokal, now CEO of the Omaha-based Platte Institute, a public policy organization that advocates for Nebraska taxpayers.

Vokal stepped up to oppose a $411 million agreement that Mayor John Ewing Jr.’s administration wants with …

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