Announcements

 

Park Revitalization Project Becomes Outdoor Education Opportunity and Partnership

The City of Ralston is using grant funds from the Nebraska Environmental Trust and the Recreational Trails Grant administered by the Nebraska Games and Parks to transform Oak Park into an accessible, educational learning area. The City, working in partnership with UNO, UNL, and Ralston High School under UNO Service Learning Academy's Bright Futures initiative, is transorming Oak Park from what was once a just make shift trail made out of mulch and with an outdated restroom into a natural setting complemented with an ADA compliant concrete trail and an outdoor learning center/classroom. UNO and UNL will use the park as their classroom to determine plants, storm runoff, landscape design, and more. University students will partner with the Ralston High School biology honors program in the area of plant identification to determine what plants will thrive in a challenging area.

 

Sports and Event Center News

As the Ralston Sports and Event Center project goes forward, we are beginning to transition information about the project into one website. This website will feature scheduling, ticket purchases, calendar of events, promoter information, and more. The address of www.ralstonarena.com can be used to go right to arena information. This site will grow and when the doors open, be the primary, one-stop, easy to use access to arena information. Check it out and bookmark it now.

 

Pay for City Services Online

The City is accepting online payment for many services. Recently added is the ability to use your favorite credit card (Visa, Mastercard, Discover, or American Express) to pay for building and plumbing permits as well as licenses.

This service is in addition to the payments that are accepted online by the Ralston Police Department. You can request and pay for a police report online or pay a parking ticket online.

All waiverable traffic citations may also be paid online through the State of Nebraska website. If your traffic citation indicates at the bottom that it is "waiverable" and it has dollar amounts filled in, then the citation is eligible to be paid online.

To access the online reports and payment options for the Ralston Police Department, hover over the Police Department link on the left side of any City web page and choose the link you want.

 

Help Ralston celebrate its 100th birthday in 2012!

The City of Ralston is looking for volunteers and contributors to help make 2012 a year to remember in Ralston. To coordinate the historical remembrances and special events celebrating the City's 100th birthday, the Mayor and City Council have created a Centennial Celebration Committee. This committee will plan a variety of events intended to remember and honor Ralston's fascinating history, its family-proactive present day, and its exciting future! All members of our community are encouraged to get involved and celebrate. If you have Ralston information or memorabilia you could share, please do! If you know someone who grew up in Ralston and/or is familiar with community history, call Ralston City Hall at 331-6677. Let's celebrate Ralston's milestones together!

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Our Mission - Who We Are Today

The City of Ralston is a dedicated and caring team of volunteers, staff, and officials who provide high-quality, equitably priced services to sustain a safe and progressive community that supports family values.

Vision - Our Preferred Future

The City of Ralston will deliver economic, creative, cultural, and community development strategies to generate a quality of life that is a beacon of dynamic and independent small town culture within the metro area.

Read the City of Ralston's Strategic Plan