Protest Art Show
l3wis 
December 2016
Will the Parks Board meetings finally be recorded?
DaCola has been arguing for this move for several years now, to my surprise, it seems councilors are finally moving forward on a measure to require the meetings be recorded (Item #36);
This is important, because the board decides on millions of tax dollars being spent, including things like the Midco Aquatic Center. These meetings should be recorded.
I know there has been several arguments against this because the meetings rotate locations and it would cost extra money to record them at the locations.
Hogwash.
First off, it would cost virtually NOTHING if they recorded the meetings at Carnegie, and do them right before council meetings at like 2 or 3 PM.
But even if they had to record the meetings at other locations, this isn’t some crazy expenditure. The mayor holds press conferences all over town several times a week, and a camera crew is always in tow.
If the city’s central services thinks this is too much of an expenditure, they are talking out of their asses. Especially if they have time to record a video like this;
Is the Sioux Falls Fire Department our #1 Asset?
I have often argued that Sioux Falls’ Parks and our Fire Department as our greatest assets in Sioux Falls. Friday, our city’s finest proved themselves, digging in, saving one life and trying to save another. They were relentless in their duties and they all deserve a big Thank You! Further proving it is ‘our people’ in Sioux Falls that make us great!
I also want to give a big shout out to all the others that helped in the recovery, we really have a very caring community.
Further proof a ‘Sunset’ clause on taxes and fees never ‘sets’
While there is a lot of issues going on at the Sioux Falls City Council informational meeting on Tuesday, one of them is the Council’s legislative priorities. Like a summer in Alaska, the sun will never set on 911 surcharges.
Anytime politicians tell you there will be a ‘sunset’ on taxes or fees, I just laugh. It is nothing more then a LIE.
Sioux Falls City Councilors Starr, Neitzert & Stehly to be featured on Inside KELOLAND
They will be on this Sunday, Dec 4, at 10:30 PM. Ironically, just as soon as they finished filming on Friday, the building collapsed, so there will be no talk about the incident.