Tag: Municipal government
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Public Works Agenda Roundup For 7/14: Star Village Demolitions, A Contractor Lien, A Dropped Exception, and A Park Moves Forward
Rapid City SD- The City of Rapid City is spending at least $133,500 to demolish 28 detached garages in the Star Village neighborhood after owner Tzadik Rapid City Portfolio I failed to meet two separate city-ordered demolition deadlines — November 13, 2025, and February 20, 2026. The city’s own agenda language describes the structures as…
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Behind the Quiet of a Cyber Incident Recovery: How Pennington County and Rapid City Might Proceed
Rapid City SD – A week after a cybersecurity incident forced Pennington County to shutter most public-facing offices, the systems that run daily life in Rapid City and the county remain in a state of quiet reconstruction. Officials have said little about what happened. But the public record — statutes, certificate logs, and the county…
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Pennington County Confirms Ongoing Service Disruptions Amid Cybersecurity Response; Rapid City Impact Still Under Review
Rapid City SD – Pennington County officials confirmed today that the response to a cybersecurity incident first identified last Sunday morning continues to limit several public-facing county departments, even as core public safety services remain unaffected. According to a release from the Pennington County State’s Attorney’s Office, dated July 9, the county is working with…
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The Invisible War Room: How Federal and State Cyber Forces are Responding to the Pennington County Breach
Rapid City SD – When the screens go dark at the county auditor’s office and property lien payments grind to a halt, the disruption feels entirely local. But behind the public-facing “closed” signs, the response to the Pennington County network breach has escalated far beyond municipal IT departments. The cyber incident affecting Pennington County remains…
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Just When You Thought It Was Over: The Give- And -Take Between GCC Dacotah And Rapid City
Rapid City SD – The ink is barely dry on three newly passed municipal ordinances, but the multi-layered chess match over the future of Rapid City’s heavy industrial footprint is already shifting back to the planning boards this Thursday morning. The No Votes on Ordinance 6719 On July 7th, the Rapid City Common Council pushed…
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Rapid City Council Elects Tamang as President, Meyer as Vice President
RAPID CITY SD — The Rapid City Council entered a new leadership era Monday evening, electing Ward 1 Council Member Stephen Tamang as Council President and Ward 5 Council Member Callie Meyer as Council Vice President. Tamang was nominated by Bill Evans and Callie Meyer. Kevin Maher was also nominated, by Lindsey Seachris and John…
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Rapid City: Your Scouting Report for the July 6th City Council Meeting
Rapid City S.D. City council doesn’t get a pre-game show. It doesn’t get a hype video. But Monday’s agenda has more moving parts than a playoff game—a roster reset, a final buzzer on a months-long investigation, a brand-new zoning playbook opening up, and 40-some routine items running underneath it all. Think of this as your…
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The Roster Resets: Rapid City’s 2026 City Council Lineup
Five Rapid City Council seats turn over Monday, July 6, as the winners of the June 2 municipal election take their oaths of office for new three-year terms: They join five members continuing their terms from last year: Stephen Tamang (Ward 1, current Council Vice President), Bill Evans (Ward 2), Greg Strommen (Ward 3), Lance…
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Buren Properties Appeal Hits a Wall: Public Works Committee Sends It Back For Two More Weeks
Rapid City S.D.- On June 30, the Rapid City Public Works Committee took up Exception 26EX042 — a request from Longbranch Civil Engineering, on behalf of Buren Properties LLC, to skip dedicating right-of-way and building a collector street across a 42-acre unplatted balance north of Deadwood Avenue and I-90. Staff had already denied it once.…
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Three Things Worth Noting on the July 1st Rapid City Legal and Finance Committee Agenda
The Legal & Finance Committee meets Wednesday, July 1st at 12:30 PM in Council Chambers — the day before Rapid City’s Fourth of July parade and drone show. The agenda is fourteen items long. Most are routine. Three are not. A “Clerical Error” in the Division That Manages TIF Item 14 is Ordinance 6733, described…