Possible litigation, Amtrak construction on agenda for City Council on Tuesday

Friday, December 30, 2016

McCOOK, Neb. -- City leaders will consider entering executive session Tuesday evening to discuss a legal dispute with a former McCook police dispatcher and officer.

"An executive session may be held for the protection of the public interest for a strategy session with respect to litigation with Howard W. Brawdy," according to the agenda for Tuesday's meeting of the McCook City Council. Brawdy was a McCook Police Officer years ago and in recent years worked as a dispatcher for the city police department.

City Council will meet Tuesday, Jan. 3, 6:30 p.m. at the Municipal Center. The usual Monday evening meeting was delayed due to the New Year's Day holiday.

Also during Tuesday's meeting, City Council will consider a request from Amtrak to occupy city right-of-way for the installation of storm sewer at the intersection of Norris Avenue and East A Street.

Amtrak is planning to make ADA and storm water drainage improvements to the railroad depot at Norris Avenue and A Street.

"They plan to build a new inlet to their parking lot that is directly west of the depot and run a 15 inch storm sewer pipe north to the city's storm sewer that runs east and west along A Street. Amtrak will be responsible for all work," according to city staff in Tuesday's meeting packet.

The request also includes an opinion from Amtrak's legal department indicating the rail service is exempt from any state and/or local requirements to obtain building permits for work done on station properties.

Brad Brauer with Our Savior Lutheran Church and St. Albans Episcopal Church will deliver the invocation at the beginning of Tuesday's meeting.

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