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      NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of McCook intends to apply for a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Brownfields Cleanup Grant. The City of McCook and the McCook Community Development Agency are requesting $500,000 for asbestos and lead-based paint remediation at the former St. Catherine’s Hospital and Convent properties located at 1200 and 1201 West 4th Street and 1207 West 5th Street, McCook, Nebraska. The application will also include a request of $25,000 for general administration of the project. The requested funds will be used to remove and clean up existing contamination in the buildings to prepare for possible reuse or redevelopment of the sites. No specific reuse plans have been prepared at this point.

      The draft grant application, including the draft Analysis of Brownfield Cleanup Alternatives (ABCA), is available for public review and comment at the City Office, 505 West C Street, McCook, NE 69001. The draft ABCA summarizes site conditions, cleanup standards, applicable laws, cleanup alternatives considered, and the proposed cleanup approach.

Written comments on the draft application and ABCA may be submitted to: Mayor Linda Taylor, City of McCook, 505 West C Street, McCook, NE 69001. Comments must be received by 12:00 p.m., January 19, 2026.

      A public hearing will be held on Monday, January 19, 2026, during the regular McCook City Council meeting in the McCook Municipal Center City Council Chambers. All interested parties are invited to attend and provide comments.

Individuals requiring physical or sensory accommodation, including interpreter service, Braille, large print, or recorded materials, should contact Lea Ann Doak, City Clerk, at (308) 345-2022 no later than January 15, 2026. Accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities and non-English-speaking individuals provided that three-day notice is received by the City of McCook.

-s- Lea Ann Doak

     City Clerk-Treasurer