The vote was certified on Wednesday, Aug. 21. The City of Kearney has been awarded Nebraska’s fifth and final Good Life District, following in the paths of Bellevue, Omaha, Gretna and Grand Island.

The good life district designation in Kearney is to be located on 200 acres of vacant land surrounding the city’s SportsPlex facility, shown here. The district is to include retail, restaurant ...

Here's an aerial view of Gretna’s potential Good Life district. The City of Kearney announced Monday that it won designation as a Nebraska Good Life District, a program designed to spur economic ...

The State of Nebraska will collect the tax on Oct. 1 and distribute an allocated portion back to the City’s Good Life District Fund, capping at $5 million per year.