Minnehaha County Commission votes 4-1 to move Public Input to the end of the...
During regular public input at the beginning of the meeting several citizens spoke out about moving public input, including myself. It was the last agenda item on the meeting and during that...
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Minnehaha County proposing NEW $50 Million dollar JDC facility
A heads up to a journalist who called me yesterday asking if I knew about THIS & THIS (he also wanted to know if I was at the meeting yelling in the background I was not, only LOSERS do that). I...
View ArticleVoter turnout continues to decline in Minnehaha County
I first saw this in the past city election and now with the failure of IM 27 that for some reason, Minnehaha County residents, mostly Sioux Falls, are not showing up to vote; What the data does show,...
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Minnehaha County Commission trying to put the cat back in the bag on...
I guess short-term rentals in MC have become the wild west of vacation rentals; The Minnehaha Planning Commission is looking to propose a clearer definition – and tighter regulations – for Airbnbs and...
View ArticleShould Air BnB (short term rentals) be regulated in Sioux Falls?
The short answer is YES, but it is complicated. I’m all for regulating this industry but we should probably only do some small changes instead of broad sweeping changes that will hurt the industry....
View ArticleUPDATE: Does Minnehaha County Auditor’s petition ‘policy’ violate 1st...
UPDATE: There has been a rumor circulating that this all came about because a PETITIONER filed a protection order against a former Republican State Legislator. I’m not going to finger him until I know...
View ArticleMinnehaha County Commission will cave on 1st Amendment case
As I predicted the policy banning petitioners from certain areas of the courthouse grounds was unconstitutional, and a Federal judge agrees for now; A federal judge has temporarily blocked a policy...
View ArticleStehly; It’s about the petitioner’s right, not the issue
Former Sioux Falls City Councilor, Theresa Stehly addressed the Minnehaha County Commission during public input today (FF 1:02). Stehly points out that it doesn’t matter if you are for or against an...
View ArticleDaily Affirmation
What a week of craziness in Sioux Falls. Most of what I am going to talk about deserves a full blog post, but I decided more of a snark; • Classified documents at Carnegie Town Hall. Last night a...
View ArticleCity of Sioux Falls claims they have nothing to do with the Link
The Darkness at City Hall was taken to a whole new level this week when the city said this about denying Forum News a copy of the contract with the Link; The City of Sioux Falls has denied a request...
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