James E. Blinn

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  Published on: 9/20/2008    Last Visited: 9/20/2008  

  "I think if we have the information, we should make it available," said Papillion Mayor James Blinn."Here's an opportunity to see almost any call there is or any action an officer takes and where it is."
  
  He said the city's openness is an indication "that we are very serious about our policing efforts and the safety of our citizens."
  
  The Omaha and Lincoln Police Departments also use the service.
  
  Blinn said the online reports are one more step to the city's overall goal.
  
  "We want to provide as many services as possible online," he said.

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  Published on: 9/24/2008    Last Visited: 9/24/2008  

  The Papillion Rural Fire Department also passed the intent to buy the vehicles, said Mayor James Blinn.
  
  The complete cost for both the fire station and equipment will be between $4 and $5 million.
  
  "It's cooperative from city and rural fire districts," Blinn said.
  
  The new fire station will serve both the Papillion rural district and the southern portion of Papillion.It will be fully staffed, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year with full-time firefighters and paramedics, Blinn said.

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  Published on: 9/10/2008    Last Visited: 9/10/2008  

  "We believe we have the lowest property tax rate in the metro," said Papillion Mayor James Blinn."If not, then one of the [lowest]."
  
  The city looked back at the tax levies from the past 25 years and could not find a lower one, Blinn said.
  
  Although taxes have decreased, the budget has increased.For the 2008-2009 fiscal year, the city is proposing a budget of $14.1 million compared to last year's $13.8 million, which ends Sept. 30.
  
  The city is able to spend more on some projects this year for a few reasons, Blinn said.
  
  First of all, property values have increased in the last five years.

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  Published on: 8/20/2008    Last Visited: 8/20/2008  

  The council is obligated to accept the lowest bid unless there is a valid reason not to, said Papillion Mayor James Blinn.In this case, some council members said they felt switching contractors would be in the city's best interest.Dostal's contract for the second phase is for $169,586; its bid was $7,000 more than All Purpose's.The first phase totaled $421,486.
  
  The project's second phase will begin the last week of August and is scheduled for completion by Oct. 31, Blinn said.The second phase is similar to the first and covers the area from Second to Third streets on the west side of the street and consists of replacing sidewalks, adding landscape and inserting brick, he said.
  
  Councilman Tom Mumgaard, who represents the downtown area, said he voted to award the second phase to Dostal because he said he felt the city's dollars would be put to better use with another contractor due to "varied" problems with All Purpose.
  
  "The fact of the matter is, I received complaints from property owners," he said.
  
  Mumgaard would not comment on the specifics of those problems, but Blinn said the initial issues were with steps being laid, drainage and finish work that needed to be readdressed.With any big project, however, Blinn said problems are common.
  
  "In my mind, it's not unusual that we have to come back and get issues corrected," Blinn said.
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  Blinn agreed, saying, "At some point it's practically too late to reconsider."

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  Published on: 7/23/2008    Last Visited: 7/23/2008  

  Papillion Mayor James Blinn said he wants residents to be aware that the Starbucks closings are a national, rather than local, issue.
  
  "This is 600 stores closing across the nation," he said.

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  Published on: 7/2/2008    Last Visited: 7/2/2008  

  "Any time you have an intersection of that size, it's not a good idea to have a substantial amount of access that close to the highway," said Papillion Mayor James Blinn."And when you do, it needs to be better planned."
  
  Blinn said the city receives many complaints about the roadway.
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  Pending that outcome, Blinn said the city and county will either proceed with the original plan or pursue the new five-lane plan.

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  Published on: 9/14/2008    Last Visited: 9/14/2008  

  Black, La Vista Mayor Doug Kindig, Papillion Mayor James Blinn and Sarpy County Sheriff Jeff Davis signed the letter.

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  Published on: 6/18/2008    Last Visited: 6/18/2008  

  Papillion Mayor James Blinn said he's pleased the county has hired a planner.

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  Published on: 6/12/2008    Last Visited: 6/12/2008  

  The northeast end of town was hit with a lot of wind damage, Papillion Mayor James Blinn said.
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  Underneath Papillion Creek, near 84th Street, about a dozen steel poles were bent in half, Blinn said.Blinn said the city will not be able to put a dollar amount on the damage, but it will probably be in the hundreds of thousands including personal property damage.
  
  With Papillion Days coming this weekend, the city is working hard to clean up much of the debris.
  
  "For Papillion Days, we'll be ready to go," Blinn said.

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  Published on: 4/1/2008    Last Visited: 4/7/2008  

  James Blinn, Papillion mayor:

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