Cass County Board approves $349,652 for two semi tractors; airstrip paving clears 3-2; data center amendment tabled to Nov. 3
The Cass County Board of Commissioners approved $349,652 for two semi tractors and voted 3-2 to allow a private grass airstrip to be paved at its Oct. 6 meeting in Plattsmouth. The board also tabled a revised data center zoning amendment until Nov. 3, 2026, after earlier tablings on Aug. 11 and Sept. 22, according to the meeting record.
$349,652 for two semi tractors
The board approved the purchase of two semi tractors for $349,652 on a 5-0 vote, according to the official minutes. The Oct. 6 agenda listed the purchase as coming from State Contract #16240 OC (Truck Center Co. of Omaha).
Airstrip paving approved 3-2
After a public hearing, commissioners approved an amendment to conditional use permit CUP 10875 to allow a private grass airstrip to be paved. The vote was 3-2.
Data center amendment tabled again
The revised proposed data center amendment, listed as RES 2026-11 (Revised) and described in the agenda as an amendment to Section 8.25, was tabled 5-0 until Nov. 3, 2026. The agenda materials identify the section of county code involved but do not describe the amendment's specific provisions.
Fees, tax corrections and veterans exemptions
Register of Deeds Laura Pohlmeier requested fee adjustments for the Register of Deeds Office. The board approved fee adjustments for blueprints and pages on a 5-0 vote.
Sitting as the Board of Equalization, commissioners approved tax list correction #510 on a 4-0 vote. They also approved disabled veteran motor vehicle tax exemption appeals for M. Slafter, W. Royster, D. Boden and T. Albers on a 5-0 vote. The Oct. 6 agenda had listed a disabled veteran motor vehicle tax exemption appeal by Travis Royster-VSO among the items to be handled.
The consent agenda, including claims and payroll, was approved 5-0.
Planning Commission: commercial split
The Cass County Planning Commission met Oct. 13 at 7:00 PM at the New Cass County Building, 446 Main Street, Plattsmouth. The only substantive agenda item was discussion and possible action on ZP 2026-0035, a commercial split. No public hearings were scheduled. The agenda included a public comment period on non-agenda items with a 30-minute limit and 3 minutes per speaker, and approval of minutes from the 07/13/2026 meeting. Minutes from the Oct. 13 meeting have not been published in the materials reviewed, so the outcome of ZP 2026-0035 is not established here. The agenda lists 11/09/2026 at 7:00 PM as the next planned meeting, if necessary.
Coming up
The Board of Commissioners meets Oct. 20. The Board of Equalization is scheduled to discuss tax list corrections and take up RES 2026-18, setting levies for entities within Cass County. The Board of Commissioners is scheduled to hold a public hearing on the final edit and adoption of a Cass County ordinance for UTVs (RES 2026-08), consider approval of final liquidate damages for the 108th Paving Project, and review a liquor license amendment application for Copper Dollar Ranch at 15006 42nd St. Zoning permits 2026: 0034, 0035, 0036, 0038 and 0039, regarding splits and boundary adjustments, are also on the agenda. ZP 2026-0035 appears on both the Planning Commission and Board agendas.
Residents can attend at the posted meeting location; agendas and, once published, minutes are the official record of what was decided.