daily nebraskan
friday, October 10, 1980
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Youngberg fears 1-80 center may hurt
Lincoln
By Maureen CosteUo
Lincoln businesses, especially downtown, may be hurt
if a proposed shopping center is built at the Interstate
80 Harrison street interchange in Sarpy County, City
Councilm ember Eric Youngberg said.
General Growth Corporation in Des Moines, Iowa
owns about 160 acres at that interchange and according
to Youngberg, rumors are spreading that a large shopping
center will be built there. He said Sears, Younkers, and
Brandeis are rumored to be considering putting stores
in the prospective center.
Having cash available may be one reason why Brandeis
is closing its downtown Omaha and Lincoln stores,
Youngberg explained.
Currently, 22 percent of the Lincoln market shops in
Omaha at the Westroads or the Crossroads shopping
centers, and spend a "considerable amount of dollars,"
Youngberg said.
"If another shopping center of that size is built that
much closer to Lincoln, who knows what the impact
on downtown shoppers will be?"
Downtown shoppers generally spend more money than
Gateway shoppers in Lincoln, Youngberg said. Downtown
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shoppers have the highest numbers with incomes over
$20,000 and under $10000, probably due to the high
number of university students, he said adding that on the
average, the income is higher among downtown shoppers.
According to a study done by a research company,
if the center was built, there would be an impact on
downtown Lincoln. But the extent cannot be predicted.
The center also would create pressure for Lincoln to
develop to the east, Youngberg said.
The Lincoln City Council is against the proposal and
wants a community impact analysis to be filed with the
Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The analysis must be requested by the mayor.
Youngberg said if it shows that the center would have a
negative effect on the community, federal money to build
the interchange would be withheld.
The interchange has been in the works for along time,
said State Sen. Dave Newett, from Omaha.
Newell said it is doubtful that anything significant
would be built on the site if the intersection is not
constructed. Even if the intersection is built, Newell
said, there is no way construction could begin within
three years.
The Omaha City Council has asked Mayor AJ veys to
request a community impact analysis, but Veys refused,
Youngberg said.
Veys is on the board of directors for a company that
has purchased land at the same site to build a warehouse,
Newell said. Newell said he believes this is a conflict of
interest.
Youngberg also is concerned with the industrial tract
in the proposal and the impact it will have on Lincoln's
ability to attract industry.
A spokesman for General Growth Corporation said
the company considered a number of diverse projects for
the site, but he refused to comment on specific plans.
In an article published in the July 16 BeUevue Leader,
Neil Broderick, vice president of the company, said the
shopping center may be built at the site.
The impact of the shopping center will be the largest
on Omaha, Youngberg said. The Lincoln City Council
has received letters from Omaha asking the City Council
to ask for Community Impact Analysis, since Veys
refuses, Youngberg said. Bellevue and Council Bluffs
also received letters. Youngberg said it is important that
ji impact analysis is done.
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