BLAIR, Neb. (KMTV) — Blair City Council will decide tonight whether Omaha Rapid Response can keep operating from residential headquarters after planning denial.
- Earlier this month, the Planning Commission denied their request to continue using three office spaces inside the main residence, plus a training facility and storage area on the 13-acre property.
- Jessica McIntosh, a neighbor in opposition, has concerns about noise, property values and increased traffic in the residential area.
- Omaha Rapid Response President Ken Gruber says, “We just want to be a resource to people, especially this community.”
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Omaha Rapid Response is challenging Blair’s denial of a permit that would allow the nonprofit to continue operating from its headquarters in the Deerfield neighborhood.
The organization has been operating from its new location on the northwest edge of the neighborhood for the past 14 months. For the second time, the nonprofit will appear before the city of Blair to request a 10-year use permit for its property…