At the Tuesday night meeting of the Lincoln City Council, Mayor Tracy Welch said he would clear up some speculation about the old State Bank of Lincoln building being purchased by the city. He said that the city has put considerable investment in the current city hall and has no intention of moving city offices to the new purchase.

He disclosed that the building will be used for tourism and economic development initiatives. Welch also said that the building is being purchased for $150,000. The payment for the building will come exclusively from the funds raised by the hotel/motel tax. It will be paid in two installments, the first half this year, and the second half in the 2026-27 fiscal year.

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On Wednesday, though it was a very warm day, guests gathered on the parking lot in front of Papa John’s pizza for a ribbon cutting marking more than a year of the store running successfully in Lincoln.

See more about the ribbon cut and the special events that took place Wednesday during the Papa John’s Pizzaversary in today’s edition of Lincoln Daily News.

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