December 2016

City Administration Building Sioux Falls Stop the Funding

There really isn’t an immediate need for a city administration building

l3wis December 7, 2016 2Comments

Don’t take my word on it, just look at the presentation (DOC: city-admin)

They are basically moving departments from buildings that already exist to ultimately move the attorney’s office from a leased building ($100K a year lease – to a $1 Million a year mortgage).

On top of that, they have no plans for the emptied buildings still owned by the city (Parks & Utilities). I think the comment made was ‘conference areas’. They want to keep them.

When I think of fiscal prudence, this isn’t really what I would consider a very good fiscal decision, in fact, it borders on idiocy.

Denny Sanford Premier Center Event Center Mayor High Crimes Mayor Hubris Mayor Subprime Mike Huether MIDCO Aquatic Center Mike Huether Sioux Falls

Mayor Huether thinks the Events Center makes us money

l3wis December 7, 2016 5Comments

Oh, Mike, how you twist thee . . .

As he was gloating over the ‘Ask the Mayor’ show HolsenÂ produces and his great service of informing the public (because the local media does not) he mentioned that the Midco Aquatic Center will never operate in the black ‘Like the Events Center does.’

Give it up Mike. While the sponsorships and rental fees at the EC make SMG a profit and probably cover operating fees, the over $10 million in mortgage payments and normal maintenance is NOT covered by the profits of the Events Center, that comes out of our road funds. If anyone ran their business like we run the EC, they would be bankrupt in 6 months.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpRb5RZInnU

Cartoon Daugaard IM 22 State Funding State Legislature

Sloppy Shrinkage

l3wis December 6, 2016 2Comments

I liked it when he said IM 22Â was ‘sloppy’. Does he mean ‘Sloppy’ like whenÂ snow melts on the streets in Spring or ‘sloppy’ like the corruption of EB-5 and Gear Up? I couldn’t believe the nerve of a guy to chastise the writers of IM 22 and have such a short memory about the amount of people who have died in the wake of his ‘sloppiness’.

Planning Commission SF City Council Sioux Falls Theresa Stehly

Was the Planning Department going to Annex without proper notification?

l3wis December 6, 2016 19Comments

If you were listening to Stehly on the B-N-B show, she mentioned a resolution on the city council agenda tonight for the city to annex private property (Item#40).

This isn’t an entire neighborhood, this is just one home. Stehly said the planning department told her that the man was sent a certified letter, but out of curiosity she called the person to see if he was testifying tonight. He had no idea they were going to annex his property tonight or that it was on the agenda.

Now that’s customer service!

SF City Council Sioux Falls Smoking Ban Theresa Stehly

Stehly to be guest on B-N-B’s show in the morning

l3wis December 5, 2016 1Comments

Theresa will appear at around 8:05 AM, Tuesday on Belfrage’s show to talk about the Smoking Ban.

There really isn’t an immediate need for a city administration building

Mayor Huether thinks the Events Center makes us money

Sloppy Shrinkage

Was the Planning Department going to Annex without proper notification?

Stehly to be guest on B-N-B’s show in the morning

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Is the Sioux Falls Planning Commission full of conflicting developers and unethical players? YES.

Harrisburg’s New City Manager already in turmoil

Music Man (guest post)

I guess Mayor TenHaken is paying the bonds on the Downtown Sioux Falls Bunker Ramp