At the moment, it is a corn field, but in the not so distant future this lot will be the location of the city's street department facility. The ten acre lot is located off Limit Street behind the parking lot at Precision Products. On Monday evening, the Lincoln City Council approved the purchase of the lot. The relocation of the street department is being forced on the city as part of an EPA order for soil remediation at the former site. In that order, Common Wealth Edison and Nicor Gas are required to provide the city with a like-kind facility at a new location. Therefore, those two companies will ultimately pay for the property purchase for the city.

Photo by Nila Smith, Graphic provided by the city of Lincoln  (Click on image for larger version)