Mayor Seng presented a Key to the City September 27th to H.E. Khamrokhon Zaripov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Tajikistan to the United States of America.

Mayor Seng proclaimed October 24th as United Nations Day in a ceremony October 10 in the City Council Chambers. Pictured from left are Lincoln City Councilman Jon Camp who is Chair of United Nations Day in Nebraska; Mayor Seng; writer and actress Elena Dodd of Boston, who is in Nebraska presenting a one-woman show as Eleanor Roosevelt; and John Krejci of the local chapter of the United Nations Association of the United States of America.

Mayor Coleen J. Seng announced September 22 that following an extensive public opinion process, the aging Harris Overpass will close for reconstruction in 2007 for about one year. Total closure of the overpass will save about $5 million in construction costs and reduce construction time by about half, compared to an alternative option to have limited traffic during a two-year construction period.

Pictured with Mayor Seng are, from left, Rich Furasek, Lincoln Fire and Rescue; LPD Assistant Chief John Becker; City Public Works and Utilities Director Karl Fredrickson; and Linda Beacham, The Schemmer Associates.