SID 128, Douglas County, Nebraska
Douglas Country Clerk / Comptroller: Sanitary and Improvement Districts (SIDs) website
This is a blog of updates from the SID 128 Board of Directors, informing residents of the ongoing management by the Board.
| SID # | 128 |
| Name | Twilight Hills |
| Formed | Aug 30, 1963 |
| Board Chairman | Troy Barnes |
| Board Clerk | Jay Hannah, 402-598-7782 |
| Board Member | Jerry Wilson |
| Board Member | Doug Rose |
| Board Member | Jay Ling |
| Attorney | Matthew Rusch, Erickson / Sederstrom P.C., L.L.O. |
Wastewater Treatment Facility (WWTF)
The SID owns and operates it's own wastewater treatment facility. Constructed in the 1960s, it is a small package plant consisting of one aeration basin, a final clarifier, and chlorination basin. It serves approximately 30 homes with a population of 75.
Daily operation and maintenance includes repair and replacement of all the mechanical elements of the facility, as well as maintenance of the grounds, including tree management and fencing as required by the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE). The plant operates on OPPD power, the SID is responsible for compliance with all OPPD requirements.
The facility must comply with ongoing NDEE audits:
- Title 119: Rules and Regulations Pursuant to the Issuance of Permits under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES).
- Title 123: Operation and Maintenance of Wastewater Works.
Warrants
"Warrants" are the accounting mechanism via which the SID pays vendors for services. Residents pay property taxes to the Douglas County Treasurer, which holds all the SID's money. The SID President and Clerk then sign "warrants" so that the County Treasurer sends money to (for example) OPPD for the electricity to run the WWTF.
Elections
The SID Board of Directors consists of 5 members, elected every 2 years (e.g. 2024). The Douglas County Election Commission runs the election by mailing ballots to all owners of property in the SID.
- Ballot One: For property owners residing within the SID. Three trustees will be elected from Ballot One. Normally:
- Most votes is Board Chairman.
- Second most votes is Board Clerk.
- Third most votes is Board Member.
- Ballot Two: For all property owners, resident and non-resident. Two trustees will be elected from Ballot Two.
- Most, and second most votes are Board Members.
In election years:
- July ~19 is the deadline to register with the Douglas County Election Commission to appear on Ballot One or Ballot Two. The candidate must specify which Ballot they want to appear on.
- September ~10 is election day, ballots must arrive on or before that day.
- Those dates change slightly according to what days of the week those dates happen to fall on that year.