UPDATE: November 30, 2016

Lincoln is one step closer to having a Costco in town. The Lincoln-Lancaster County Planning and Zoning Commission voted 7-2 Wednesday to move plans forward. The project will now head to the city council for further debate.

The Costco project is getting mixed reaction from many people. Some are anxious to bring the retailer to Lincoln and say it will add jobs. Others don't think the company picked the right area to build.

Costco would go up near 14th and Pine Lake Road, right by Southwest High School and Scott Middle School. That fact alone has people concerned about the amount of traffic in the area and the safety of students.

It's the reason Commissioner Jeanelle Lust said she changed her vote at Wednesday's meeting. At the last meeting she supported the project, but now opposes it.

"Costco is a great employer, it's a great company," Lust said. "I just think there are other, more appropriate places for Costco to be in Lincoln."

"I feel very good that the peak hours of business for Costco do not coincide with the peak morning traffic for the schools," Commissioner Sandra Washington said.

Other arguments made at Wednesday's meeting were that Lincoln Public Schools does not support or oppose the project, even though the store would be near two schools.

The council will now make a final decision to pass or deny the proposal.

Stay with 10/11 News for more updates on this story.

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November 9, 2016:

There is still no decision on whether a Costco Wholesale Store will be coming to Lincoln. Even after weeks of anticipation from the Lincoln community, and a five hour planning commission meeting on Wednesday, there simply were not enough votes to make a final decision.

After hours of hearing from Costco representatives, engineers, and the City Planning and Public Works Departments, the Lincoln/ Lancaster County Planning Commission voted 4 to 1 to approve the changes necessary to bring Costco to Lincoln.

But the commission did not have a majority vote, so it didn't count.

If approved Costco would move in at 14th and Pine Lake, and they are working with City Planning and Public Works to make it safer for students that attend school in the area.

Representatives from Costco explain the store would bring up to 200 jobs to Lincoln with a minimum wage starting at $13-per-hour.

But Lincoln homeowners and the chairman of the commission said they do not want the store in that area.

"People speed in there anyway because the school is right there if there are kids that don't cross the street in the right place, you are endangering not only the student , but also the kids who live in the neighborhood, I mean it's a family area," said Lincoln homeowner, Jeff Lapin.

Chris Hove was the lone Planning Commission vote to reject Costco's plan at Wednesday's meeting.

"I am just not convinced this location because of the traffic, because of the schools near by, we are really trying to shoe horn a large business into a very small area, and I don't believe that is in the best interest of the community," said Hove.

There was no decision made at Wednesday's hearing, so the Planning Commission will vote again at the next meeting on November 30th.