State Sen. Ashlei Spivey of North Omaha speaks during a Saturday community meeting at Nelson Mandela Elementary School, which gave City of Omaha and Lozier Foundation representatives input on a proposed arrangement under which North Omaha's Miller Park would be maintained by the Lozier Foundation. Omaha Mayor John Ewing Jr. has said he would like to see more public-private partnerships related to public spaces in the city. (Cindy Gonzalez/Nebraska Examiner)

OMAHA — The fate of one of Omaha’s oldest public parks brought roughly 50 people Saturday to a meeting that included impassioned remarks from community and civic leaders, a Nebraska lawmaker and a City Council member.

At issue is a proposed arrangement that would place the operation of North Omaha’s Miller Park in the hands of a priva

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