The Norfolk City Council held a special meeting on Monday, June 8th to discuss and take possible action on the process for reopening various city facilities and services. After discussion, City Council voted to open the AquaVenture Water Park with the recommended plan in place as presented by city staff. The anticipated date of opening is on Saturday, June 20, 2020. The extra time prior to opening…

The City of Norfolk will be reopening various facilities over the coming weeks. Access to the City Administration building will continue to be restricted until further notice. Utility and other payments may be made accordingly until further notice.

Effective Immediately: Building permit services may be attained in person by entering in the far west door in the front…

As the business community struggles through the COVID-19 pandemic the City of Norfolk, Norfolk Area Chamber of Commerce, and Norfolk Area Economic Development have created and partnered to develop a gift card program to assist small businesses affected during this time. “Small businesses have borne the brunt of this recent hardship. This creative partnership provides a quick boost to them and to…

Regrow 2020, Our Gift to You, is a small business relief gift card program designed to provide immediate support to Madison County Businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Norfolk Area Chamber, Norfolk Area Economic Development, Greater Norfolk Economic Development Foundation, and the City of Norfolk have created a fund with the generous donations of their partners. This program is to provide…

Thanks to a variety of partnerships and citizen engagement, the goal of distributing and planting 2020 trees in Norfolk in 2020 was exceeded in just under three months.  The City of Norfolk announced the initiative in late February. 

The 2020 in 2020 campaign included the Community Tree Recovery, a program of the Arbor Day Foundation and the Emerald Ash Borer Grant program from the Peter…

“The best way out is through.”

As Robert Frost penned these words many years ago, he likely couldn’t have envisioned an environment quite like the one we find ourselves in now.

Nevertheless, timeless words of wisdom apply today just as they did then. As we navigate periods of hardship and uncertainty, the most productive approach to coping is not paralysis or dithering, it’s perseverance,…

The Elkhorn Logan Valley Public Health Department (ELVPHD), in consultation with the State of Nebraska, will move to less restrictive Directed Health Measures (DHMs) on Wednesday, May 13, 2020. The new DHMs for ELVPHD apply to Burt, Cuming, Madison, and Stanton counties.

These less restrictive DHMs allow for the limited reopening of dine-in services at restaurants and of salons, barber shops,…

Braasch Avenue from 1st to 3rd Street will be closed on May 18, 2020 as part of the Braasch Avenue Reconstruction Project. This closure is expected to last approximately 3 months. North and South traffic on 1st Street will be maintained throughout the project, but may be reduced to one lane in each direction during portions of the project. The project will be broken into three phases, all of which…

The City of Norfolk, in cooperation with the Elkhorn Logan Valley Public Health Department, and Faith Regional Health Services, will be holding a press conference on Monday, May 4 at 3:00 p.m. in the Norfolk City Council Chambers located at 309 N. 5th Street.

Given the directed health measures, attendance at the conference will be limited to the speakers and media.

The press conference…

Due to the installation of water and sewer service lines, westbound traffic on Norfolk Avenue from 2nd Street to 3rd Street will be closed all day on May 4, 2020. Concrete paving will replace the removed street section after underground services are installed.

If there are any questions regarding the project, please contact the City of Norfolk Engineering Division at (402) 844-2020 or