Harrisburg City Council members rejected the state’s offer of $7 million dollars to allow the new men's state prison to connect to the city's water system.
The prison has been a major point of contention for some in Lincoln and surrounding counties since the acquisition of the land to build a new prison facility.
Citizens of Harrisburg and members of a group called Neighbors against prison expansion, or NOPE, voiced their opposition during Tuesday's city council meeting.
Harrisburg city council members unanimously voted to reject the state’s offer.
