Table of Contents
Question from a Journal Star reader: When will the 1% occupation tax on sales at SouthPointe Pavilions being levied to pay for a new parking garage at the shopping mall end?
First a bit of background: The $19 million, 1,000-stall garage was part of a $103 million expansion of the outdoor mall at 27th Street and Pine Lake Road, which included a new 220,000-square-foot Scheels store that opened in September 2018.
Construction of the garage, which also includes 22,000 square feet of retail space, is being paid for with the tax on most sales at the mall.
The answer: Shoppers will keep paying that tax about 20 more years.
According to city officials, the tax will end no later than Dec. 31, 2041.
So far the city has collected $781,000. City officials said that based on the agreements signed, the city would not be liable for any shortfall.
City Hall: Despite female officeholders in Lincoln, Omaha, few women run Nebraska’s cities
City Hall: Community Crops garden plots to move next to Lincoln library branch
Top Journal Star photos for April
Nebraska’s Caitlynn Neal (from left), Peyton Glatter, Ava Bredwell and Camyl Armendariz make their way to the dugout after Glatter hits a grand slam during a softball game Sunday between Minnesota and Nebraska at Bowlin Stadium. JAIDEN TRIPI, Journal Star
BYU’s Brock Watkins jumps over Nebraska baserunner Cam Chick as he steals second base off an overthrown ball during the ninth inning at Haymarket Park on April 16, 2022. KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Adrian Saure rides his scooter through a small obstacle course during a bike safety event at Fredstrom Elementary School on April 14, 2022, in Lincoln, Nebraska. KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Sen. Lou Ann Linehan (right), chairwoman of the Revenue Committee, shares a smile with Speaker Mike Hilgers (left) over their signed copies of LB873 as Sen. Mike Jacobson watches on Wednesday, April 13, 2022, in the Capitol Rotunda. GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star
A field is darkened after a wildfire, Tuesday, April 12, 2022, near Arapahoe, Neb. JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
Waverly’s Millie Waldo collapses to the ground after her race in the girls 800 finals during the Waverly Invitational Monday at Waverly High School. JAIDEN TRIPI, Journal Star
Construction crews move portions of a crane tower into place at the Atmosphere Lincoln development site on Monday, April 11, 2022, at North Ninth and P Streets. GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star
Lincoln Southeast’s Immanuel Wayoro runs to the sideline to celebrate with his team after scoring against Lincoln High School the second half Seacrest Field on March 30, 2022, in Lincoln, Nebraska. KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Benjamin Bradley (center) and his brother Timothy (right) are pushed on the swings by Chloe Hoffman at Roberts Park on April 4, 2022, in Lincoln, Nebraska. As the moth of April begins, weather in Lincoln has slowly begun to warm up. Temperatures on Tuesday reached into the mid 60s. Lincoln residents took the warm afternoon to get out and spend their time outside or simply enjoy the sun. KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Majdal Elias (second left) stands trial for the death of 15-year-old Ali Al-Burkat, on the first day of the trial on April 4, 2022, in Lincoln, Nebraska. KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Dressed as the Easter Bunny, Jody Schmale opens their arms to embrace a very excited Kinsley Graves during an Easter egg hunt held at the the National Guard East Campus Readiness Center on April 2, 2022, in Lincoln, Nebraska. Operation Hidden Egg had kids searching high and low for goddies early Saturday. KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
(L-R) Landyn Nolan and his brother Caedyn Nolan use their RC Rock Crawlers to clear a rocky outcrop placed at Trago Park on April 1, 2022, in Lincoln, Nebraska. The RC Rockcrawlers that the brothers bought are a popular hobby. KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Nebraska head coach Rhonda Revelle embraces Courtney Wallace after the final out of the game against Rutgers at Bowlin Stadium on April 2, 2022, in Lincoln, Nebraska. KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Waverly’s Lqndon Oelke celebrates after batting in two runs and being safe on third during the eighth inning against Beatrice at Lawson Field on April 1, 2022, in Waverly, Nebraska. KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
LINCOLN, NEB. – 04/09/2022 – Nebraska’s Jarrett Synek (16) celebrates his touchdown during the second half of the Red-White Spring Game, Saturday, April 9, 2022, at Memorial Stadium. JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
LINCOLN, NEB. – 04/09/2022 – Nebraska’s quarterback Casey Thompson looks to make a throw during the Red-White Spring Game, Saturday, April 9, 2022, at Memorial Stadium. JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
LINCOLN, NEB. – 04/06/2022 – Harrison Barnette (left), 16, a sophomore at Bridgeport, and Briana Johnson, 16, a sophomore at Boone Central, play a round of Connect Four during FFA convention, Wednesday, April 6, 2022, at East Campus. JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
LINCOLN, NEB. – 04/05/2022 – Children observe the Nebraska Legislature discussing LB873, a bill for tax cut package, Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at Nebraska State Capitol. JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
LINCOLN, NEB. – 04/09/2022 – Nebraska’s Jatrett Synek (16) (left) runs past Simon Otte for the touchdown during the Red-White Spring Game, Saturday, April 9, 2022, at Memorial Stadium. JAIDEN TRIPI, Journal Star
LINCOLN, NEB. – 04/09/2022 – Nebraska’s Broc Bando (73) (middle) and his team enter to the field for the Red-White Spring Game, Saturday, April 9, 2022, at Memorial Stadium. JAIDEN TRIPI, Journal Star
LINCOLN, NEB. – 04/08/2022 – Nebraska’s Luke Sartori dives for the ball to get the out during a baseball game Friday between. Rutgers and Nebraska at Haymarket Park. JAIDEN TRIPI, Journal Star
LINCOLN, NEB. – 04/08/2022 – Rutgers’ Jared Kollar (47) pitches the ball during a baseball game Friday between. Rutgers and Nebraska at Haymarket Park. JAIDEN TRIPI, Journal Star
LINCOLN, NEB. – 04/06/2022 – Lincoln East’s Molly Ruff (6) (left) and Lincoln Southwest’s Kayla Hassler jump for the header during a soccer game Wednesday between Lincoln East and Lincoln Southwest at Seacrest Field. JAIDEN TRIPI, Journal Star
LINCOLN, NEB. – 04/01/2022 – Nebraska’s Mya Felder (left to right), Sydney Gray, Peyton Glatter, and Billie Andrews greet their teammate Brooke Andrews (back) after hitting a home run during the softball game Friday between Rutgers and Nebraska at Bowlin Stadium. JAIDEN TRIPI, Journal Star
Lincoln, NE – 4/8/2022 – Ron Schultz (right), owner of Racquet Corner at 3119 O Street, restrings tennis racquets along with his dad Bob Schultz on Friday, April 8, 2022. GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star
Lincoln, NE – 4/7/2022 – University of Nebraska Board of Regents members listen as Mark Riley (foreground), Associate Dean for research in the college of engineering, gives a tour of Othmer Hall on Thursday, April 7, 2022. GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star
Lincoln, NE – 4/4/2022 – Lincoln Christian’s Andrew Johnson (3) turns a double play after forcing out Maxwell-St. Pat’s Isaac Irish (14) as teammate Tysen Workman provides backup in the second inning on Monday, April 4, 2022, at Lincoln Christian. GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star
Lincoln, NE – 3/30/2022 – Kay, a one-month-old female giraffe, is fed Shadow Brook Farm goat milk from a bottle by giraffe keeper Jake Beiermann on Wednesday, March 30, 2022, at Lincoln Children’s Zoo. GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star
https://journalstar.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/city-hall-reader-asks-when-tax-to-pay-for-southpointe-parking-garage-will-sunset/article_31fc3d9e-75fc-5a82-94af-6234923df2c1.html
