LINCOLN- While Grand Island is the most recent town to join Nebraska's Good Life Districts, it looks to be the first to start implementing the intended changes. The City Council has called a special election on August 13th to determine whether the city will create an economic development program to guide growing tourism and incorporate new public incentives outlined by the Good Life Law. Leaders in the city are working with developer Woodsonia Real Estate to build up the underdeveloped portion of the area.

Development plans from Woodsonia estimate 2,000 new apartments, 220 single-family homes, a business sector, and a large sports complex to attract tourists. Grand Island is now waiting for voter approval to repurpose eliminated state revenue towards district development. Their special election is happening ahead of similar communities that have yet to schedule or comment on their process.

There is a public campaign and a newly formed political committee that have been pushing further efforts to develop a district. The campaign has emphasized the importance of educating the public on what the new district would look like and the importance of a special election. If the vote is affirmative, the city will move on to creating the economic development program and mechanisms to allocate the necessary funds.

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