Tag: Municipal government
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Same Land, New Ribbon: What Today’s Press Release Left Out Regarding the Elevate Business Park
Correction, Aug 5 2026: This piece originally stated that 24020 Hardesty Road has served as Hills Construction, Ltd.’s registered office “since 1995.” State filings show the company’s registered office moved away from that address in 2008–2009 and has not returned there since, most recently relocating to Keystone in 2026. The piece also described the paper…
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The Holding Cell Playbook: A Rezoning Batch That Passes the Paper Test, Not the Sniff Test
Rapid City SD- It doesn’t take a cloak and dagger to be underhanded. A rezoning can clear every procedural box — proper notice, staff recommendation, clean votes, mandatory oversight conditions — and still represent a use of the system that doesn’t survive a second look. Legal, but Is It Right? Here’s the timeline that matters.…
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What’s on Rapid City’s Table Monday Night 7/20/2026
Reprint after wp2shell rebuildRapid City SD- Rapid City’s Common Council has a packed evening ahead on July 20 — a special session on next year’s budget followed by a regular meeting carrying five separate storylines this outlet has been tracking. Here’s what’s known, what the documents say, and what’s still unanswered heading into the vote.5:30…
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What’s on Monday’s August 3rd Rapid City Council Agenda
Rapid City SD- Most of this agenda is standard municipal housekeeping. A handful of items connect to stories we’ve already been tracking, and we’ve flagged those below. Consent Items — Public Works Committee Fourteen items, almost all routine contract administration: change orders (a few thousand dollars up or down) on active projects like the Elk…
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The 2027 Budget Brief: The Software Squeeze, Stagnant Fees, and Maxed Out Services – The Last Two Days of the Special Council
Rapid City SD –If the first half of Rapid City’s Special City Council Budget Sessions highlighted physical infrastructure and public safety, the final two days (July 29 and 30) exposed the hidden structural costs of running a modern municipality—and the massive revenues left on the table by outdated policies. Here is how the IT, Mayors’s…
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The 2027 Budget Brief: Balancing the Thin Line and the Bottom Line – The First Two Special Council Sessions
Rapid City SD – The story of Rapid City’s proposed 2027 budget is a tale of two distinct ledgers. The first two days of the Special City Council Budget Sessions laid bare the growing pains of a rapidly expanding municipality. On one side, public safety departments are straining against historic call volumes and shifting workforce…
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Tamang’ Own Zoning Violation Meets The Ordinance That Would Excuse It
Repost due to wp2shellThe Rule Was “Not Even a City Council Member Would Be Exempt.” His Own Colleagues Aren’t So Sure.Rapid City SD. – At the July 20, 2026 council meeting, Ordinance No. 6726 came up for its first reading — a measure that would hand a single city administrator the authority to waive zoning…
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“No Data Center is Worth Our Water”, Mayor Salamun declares during Special Budget Council
Rapid City SD –Rapid City’s proposed 2027 budget is officially on the table. Clocking in at $312.3 million, the overall figure represents a 7.4% decrease from last year, driven largely by reductions in capital expenses. But while the top-line number may have shrunk, the internal shifts are massive, setting the stage for what Mayor Solomon…
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The Healing Way TIF: A Pragmatic Solution or a $10 Million Interest Payment
Rapid City SD –The intersection of Catron Boulevard and Highway 16 is slated for a massive overhaul by the South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT). While necessary, the project brings a major logistical headache: the closure of Tucker Street. To keep traffic moving and ensure emergency responders can reach Rapid City’s rapidly expanding southeast side,…
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The Samco Road Fire Sale: Inside the AG Zoning Rush Along Cement Plant Road
Rapid City SD – Six items on the Rapid City Planning Commission’s July 23, 2026, consent calendar ask the city to reclassify a combined stretch of commercial, industrial, and residential land — most of it clustered along Cement Plant Road, Krebs Drive, and the Commerce Road corridor — down to General Agricultural District. On paper,…