(KLZA)-- During the presentation of the quarterly EDGE report to City Council members in Falls City and Richardson County Commissioners this week, EDGE Executive Director Lucas Froeschl discussed LB-977, a bill in the Nebraska Legislature that could lead to a additional electrical power being provided to Falls City.

Falls City has missed out on several new industries locating in the community because the city is unable to supply enough power to those businesses. Froeschl says the project would create an electrical loop through Falls City that could benefit the region as a whole.

1st District State Senator Julie Slama made LB-977 her priority bill for this legislative session. So far the bill is moving through channels without any Senators voting against the proposal.

Froeschl said that EDGE and the Falls City Utility Board joining together to hire a lobbyist firm to help sway the State Senators was well worth the cost. The lobbyists allowed Falls City to tell its story individually to Senators in a closed door session. He says without the lobbying effort, he does not believe the bill would have proceeded this fal.

If approved, LB-977 would use $15 million from the Cash Reserve Fund to transfer money to the Site and Building