Once again, the high and mighty over at the Planning Office in Sioux Falls decided to spend our money on studies to hoodwink a neighborhood into more rules and regulations and then make them jump through a bunch of BS hoops to stop something they didn’t ask for in the first place;
“I was upset with the process and we played their crooked game and we beat them at it,” Hurly said.
Now the City admits in hindsight that the neighbors should have been asked first.
City Planner Mike Cooper:Â “That’s kind of a lesson learned that we’ve gone through now with this process.”
Angela Kennecke:Â “So was it a waste of $30,000?”
Cooper:Â “Well we still have a lot of data we can use for the neighborhood.”Hurly believes the whole thing was just a waste of time and taxpayer dollars.
This is the kind of ‘planning’ that is going on in Sioux Falls. An elitist asks officials to do something to benefit them (tax rebates and grants) while screwing their neighbors over with more regulations and rules.
They should all be fired.
$30,000 Tax Dollars Later….
Cooper: “Well we still have a lot of data we can use for the neighborhood.â€
This is just about one of the stupidest things I’ve ever heard the director of Planning and Building Services say!!
Also, the Sioux Falls Board of Historic Preservation that’s been in so much hot water lately had a role in this. The individuals in the neighborhood who were promoting this idea came to a board meeting to get their blessing for this idea.
I’d say spend another 35k on a consultant to investigate why it didn’t work. Then, make conflicting rules arguing the first rules and challenging new rules. But then (another 35k) drafting and initiating a third set of rules that can’t possibly be applied or enforced.
When paying consultants who pay 25% kickbacks, the only guideline is it must be a minimum of 100k.