The Omaha City Council approved an ordinance allowing the city to purchase land for the Beltline Trail Project in North Omaha. The project is led by the Papio-Missouri River NRD. The phased project will eventually have a trailhead at Military Avenue & Hamilton Street and create a multimodal corridor north to the Metro North Omaha Transit Center. There the Beltline Trail will connect with the North Omaha Trail. The ordinance grants authority to the city to negotiate with property owners along Phase 3 of the project. If needed, the city is authorized to initiate condemnation actions to acquire the needed land. – Isaiah Ang