Tag: Ward 2
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Who Decides Rapid City? A Ward-by-Ward Look at Primary Turnout
Rapid City SD – On June 2, Rapid City held elections in all five wards to determine who would represent residents on the Common Council — the body that sets zoning policy, approves franchise agreements, and controls the city budget. Fewer than one in four registered voters participated. Citywide, council race turnout was 22.8% of…
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Ward 2 Challenger – Christopher Vanderhoof -Left Conflict Disclosure Form Blank, Records Show
RAPID CITY, S.D. — A challenger for Rapid City’s Ward 2 city council seat left the financial disclosure section of a required conflict of interest form entirely blank when he filed his candidacy in March, records obtained by the Rapid City Sentinel show. Christopher Vanderhoof, who faces incumbent Lindsey Seachris in Tuesday’s primary, signed the…
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Ward 2 Candidates Utility Employment Raises Recurring Conflict Questions
A candidate seeking to represent Ward 2 on the Rapid City Common Council holds a full-time senior engineering position at Black Hills Energy — a utility company with active franchise agreements, infrastructure contracts, and major capital projects currently before the council — raising questions about how often state law would require him to sit out…