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June 2016
Tree Trim Talk
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Published on Jun 12, 2016
Cut them all down and we would never have to hear about them again. No more crimes against the state, city or God. Punish the trees and all who sit under them to cool off during a hot summer day! But then again, if we allow trees to grow our code enforcement officers have a way to control the unwashed masses who try to own property.
A bit extreme? Yea, but when you watch the masters of city control demand we trim nonexistent tree branches or face punishment by the fines we get a bit upset. The Sioux Falls and Brandon City Councils get together several times a year to learn from each other. On June 8, 2016 was another of those dinner meetings and Cameraman Bruce tagged along with you guessed it, his camera. No Rex-Tex Golfing there trying to break the camera, only a lively open discussion of several topics of interest.
Operation Trim is a poorly conceived and executed program designed to abuse citizens. It is a program designed to force the population of Sioux Falls to do the work the city should be doing. The trees in the street-side right of way are the property of the city of Sioux Falls, lock, stock and barrel. Through the years property owners are forced to buy, plant and nurture the trees to create the small town image. Granted we like the image but we have also learned a great deal about the downsides of right of way trees.
The city of Brandon has become very progressive and less regressive in the life of trees. Sioux Falls should stop and examine how stupid our Operation Trim is. This is our second time hearing about the program from Brandon Council members and maybe the city should consider their methods.
A tour of the Sioux Falls Water Reclamation Plant (Sewer treatment)
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We are always looking for open meetings to attend with our cameras. Sometimes we are assaulted verbally and sometimes criminally hit just because we show up and ask questions. So it was nice to show up and be greeted so warmly on June 8, 2016 at of all places the Sioux Falls Waste Management Plant (A.K.A. the sewer department).
Brandon and Sioux Falls Joint City Council meetings are always interesting. A trip to look at our waste management plant is right up there.
The Marks and Trent did a great job showing the six city council members just about everything they could at the plant. This video is being presented raw so everyone can see how polite and respectful Mark Cotter’s staff was even to Cameraman Bruce during the tour.
If our town’s chief marketing officer and the rest of his staff was as open and straightforward with us, we might actually consider what they tell us has some truth. As long as Tracy, Kendra and the others are allowed to throw crying sissy hissy fits as they run from the rooms when we show up, we will never believe anything they propose.
When the administration beats their points in with fancy PowerPoint propaganda or with wild tennis elbows we will never believe them or should you. Our new city council members are doing their research the right way, it is hard to do but with their efforts we may finally be getting some controls in place.
Detroit’s note; I was very impressed by the staff’s presentation. I learned a lot about how solid waste is toggled before it is released. I also found the ‘free fertilizer’ proposal useful. Stay tuned, Bruce and I will be visiting another facility the city has a partnership with later this month. I promise it won’t be about poop.
Sioux Falls City Council Public Input, June 7, 2016
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There once was a time no one showed up and the city of Sioux Falls thought all was running just fine. Then there was an election and for some reason the unwashed masses seem to be in revolt. Or is this just a dream?
Consider this night of Sioux Falls City Council Public Input held on June 7, 2016. Fifteen of our local citizens showed up to let the administration know things are just screwing up everywhere. When was the last time 15 people showed up and were polite to the city council?
The inputs ranged from lead in our water pipes to a non-existent ambulance service (who by the way charges like they serve champagne in the IV drip lines when they do show up) to a forced zoning change to really screw up a neighborhood then.
How about use of the official Mayoral Timer Harassment breaks we get to experience when used by da Mayor to intimidate the average citizens who showed up just to protect their rights.
Just think, if the official Mayoral Timer Harassment breaks were eliminated the 64 minute Public Input would have been much shorter but by no means less entertaining.
Oh, by the way, ask Tex-Rex Golfing how is stopwatch was working. Was is sync with da Mayor’s? The more they shut down the citizens, the more likely the unwashed masses (A.K.A. citizens) would consider exploring a citizen’s led joint recall effort? Keep messing with our rights and see what happens?
Special SF Parks Department meeting today, 1 PM, Terrace Park South
Apparently the Parks Department wasn’t too happy about the Historic Preservation peeps putting a kibosh on their cover everything historical with concrete plan. The Pharts Department claims that they need to become ADA compliant. Fine, build two smooth concrete sloping paths on either side of the amphitheater area and refurbish the current quartzite paths. If we can blow a couple hundred thousand on a cobble stone alley, we can fix the quartzite paths in Terrace Park without destroying them.
Want to make Terrace Park look better, tear out that stupid 12′ high ugly brown chain link fence that goes around the Japanese Gardens.