Tuesday’s Omaha City Council vote brought the following subdivisions into the city: Hillsborough Estates (above); West Dodge Hills; Grayhawk Two; Manchester Ridge; Elkhorn Highland Ridge; West Dodge Pointe and an adjacent area; Pacific Street West, also called Tuscan Ridge; and West Hampton Park, also called Lynbrook.
Omaha added more than 2,100 people and eight subdivisions to the city Tuesday after the City Council approved Mayor Jean Stothert’s 2020 annexation package.
Tuesday’s vote brought the following subdivisions into the city: Hillsborough Estates; West Dodge Hills; Grayhawk Two; Manchester Ridge; Elkhorn Highland Ridge; West Dodge Pointe and an adjacent area; Pacific Street West, also called Tuscan Ridge; and West Hampton Park, also called Lynbrook.
Those areas are located in the west and northwest fringes of the metropolitan area.
When Stothert in May proposed annexing those subdivisions, she said they met the city’s annexation goals of eliminating “islands” of land already surrounded by the city; annexing areas that will be revenue-positive for the city over the next decade; and incorporating subdivisions that can be served by the city’s Police and Fire Departments.
The city projects that it will collect an estimated $43.5 million in revenue over the next decade from this round of annexations. Nearly $23.2 million of that will come from property tax revenue, with more than $18 million from sales, restaurant and hotel taxes, according to the city.

John Fullenkamp, an attorney representing the Grayhawk Two subdivision, said the prospect of annexation was generally well-received by homeowners, who will see lower property taxes once they’re incorporated into the city.
Property taxes in those eight subdivisions will decrease by an average of nearly $505 per $100,000 of valuation, according to the city. Omaha’s population will increase by about 2,160 based on 2010 Census data.
“The homeowners understand this is just part of the process,” Fullenkamp said.
Residents of Hillsborough Estates had been anticipating annexation because the SID is surrounded on all sides by land previously incorporated into the city, said attorney Martin Pelster, who represents that subdivision. The SID’s valuation also had increased after the recent construction of a nearby apartment building, Pelster said.
“This was no surprise,” he said.
Pelster said there’s always some concern by homeowners that they won’t receive the same quality of service they’re used to, but those fears usually subside once people adjust to city services like trash, police and parks maintenance.
The annexation package passed 5-1, with Councilman Vinny Palermo, who represents South Omaha, voting no. Councilwoman Aimee Melton was absent.
Palermo, who has previously voted against annexations, expressed concerns that the city won’t be able to adequately provide services — such as public safety, parks maintenance and waste collection — to the city’s newest residents because of the pandemic’s effect on the city budget.
The subdivisions have 26 lane miles and 5.6 acres of parkland. The Fire Department has already been providing fire protection and emergency medical service to the subdivisions. The volume of 911 calls in those areas is generally low, the city has said.
Typically, annexed residents need to purchase new trash cans and pick up recycling bins to adhere to the city’s waste collection method. But the city begins a new trash contract in January, so to prevent those people from having three different trash collectors in one year, the city has made arrangements to allow some of the SIDs to keep their current service until the switch.
Troy Anderson, a deputy chief of economic development for Stothert, said the annexed subdivisions will immediately begin receiving essential city services such as police protection.
Our best staff images from July 2020
Metro Baseball

The hat falls off of Five Points Bank's Danny Spongberg , left, after he tagged out KB Building Services' Cole Payton after Payton got picked off in the third inning during the American Legion Metro tournament final at Millard South on Friday, July 31, 2020. It was one of two pickoffs in the inning.
Butterflies

A bed of coneflowers attracts butterflies in a home garden in Omaha on Thursday, July 23, 2020.
Headshots

Jeromie Wade, of Omaha, gets a headshot taken by Lane Hickenbottom at Westroads Mall in Omaha on Wednesday, July 22, 2020. Free headshots were offered for people experiencing unemployment during the novel coronavirus pandemic, as part of a national campaign. Wade has worked as an actor and a pharmacy technician. "I'm going to put out everywhere and whatever I get back, that's what I'll go with", Wade said.
Union BBQ

Nancy Quine, of Omaha, picks up her pulled pork nachos with Bogey, a Yochon, on her lap, during a drive-thru barbecue tailgate for Union Omaha at Werner Park in Papillion on Wednesday, July 22, 2020. The soccer team's inaugural home game is Saturday, Aug. 1.
Reverse

Junub Char (center left) attempts a shot while friends defend at the Bryant Center in North Omaha on Monday, July 20, 2020.
More protesters

Douglas County sheriff's deputies remove two protesters who interrupted Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert on Tuesday during a City Council meeting.
Homeschool

From top: Aiden Tupper, 12, picks ripe tomatoes with his siblings Janey, 15, Blythe, 6, and Ronan, 7, at their home on Friday, July 17, 2020.
Ducks

A mallard duck swims across Zorinsky Lake with her ducklings in tow. Today’s weather forecast calls for a chance of a morning shower or thunderstorm and a high of 79. For more, see Page 6A.
Fog

A jogger crosses Leavenworth Street on Thursday morning. After this week’s cool-down, highs will top 90 today and approach 100 on Saturday.
Union Omaha

The Union Omaha soccer team practices at Werner Park, on Wednesday, July 15, 2020.
Water

Alex O'Hanlon waters plants at City Sprouts South near 20th and N Streets on Tuesday. O'Hanlon is the garden manager for that location.
Rally

People hold signs on Dodge Street after an Educators for Black Lives rally at Memorial Park on Friday, July 10, 2020.
Bee

A honeybee, possibly on the hunt for nectar, approaches the flower of a milkweed plant at Omaha’s Lauritzen Gardens. Tickets for the gardens are available online only, at LauritzenGardens.org.
Cornbelt

The Red Raiders' Caleb Lemon pitches against the Omaha Bombers during a Corn Belt League game at Seymour Smith Park on Thursday, July 09, 2020.
Fishing

Fishing was comfortable Tuesday morning at Carter Lake, with temperatures in the 70s — on their way to the 90s for the 21st time since June 1. The 22nd came Wednesday.
Street hockey

Jackson Ulffers, left, and his brother Colton play street hockey near their northwest Omaha home on Tuesday.
Fourth of July fireworks 2020

William Mitchell, 4, front, reacts to the fireworks while watching with his brother, Wesley Mitchell, 4, and mom, Trish Mitchell, of Omaha, during the Independence Fireworks Spectacular at Werner Park in Papillion on Friday, July 03, 2020.
Fourth of July fireworks 2020

The Independence Fireworks Spectacular at Werner Park in Papillion on Friday, July 03, 2020.
Hydrant Party

Valerey Aparicio gets a lift from her brother Benjamin Aparicio through a wall of water during a hydrant party at 32nd and Cass in Omaha.
Cornhole Pro

Jackie Sayasone gets ready to throw her bag during a game of cornhole at 1912, a rooftop bar in Benson.
Cornhole Pro

Jackie Sayasone says she "kind of laughed at the sport before I came into it."
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