Makes you wonder if it is cheaper to use an independent contractor then to have city employees do the work? If that is the case, all the more reason to use contractors to implement a free of charge Project TRIM.
I know, I worked in the early 90’s around Green Lake in Seattle. I helped build homes around some of the steepest hills in a city. It required precision working around existing structures. I remember one day hanging 3 stories in the air applying siding from some make shift harness. At my age (19) I didn’t think I was in danger, It was a family business after all, Uncle Junior and brother and dad throwing cut boards at me to catch.
Thinking back on it today, it was complete insanity, and not within any safety standards, but all in a days work.
Growing up on a farm you think you have seen it all when it comes to safety standards, but construction has it’s casualties. Just ask my brother who is missing part of his thumb from a run away saw and deadlines.
Folks, safety standards, engineering and regulations exist for a reason, so people don’t get injured or killed.
I hope we learn something from what happened in Sioux Falls today. Sometimes doing the right thing isn’t popular and certainly doesn’t make a lot of people money, but it saves lives.
I pray for those affected, because foolishness is no way to go.
Another meeting the city of Sioux Falls should have covered but they forgot their Handicam at the office. The town is going to spend over $1,000,000 per block rebuilding Phillips Avenue in downtown and a couple of people show up at the Public Library on November 29, 2016.
A few things to note in this presentation are the continuation of the bump-out and trees but to where and why. Those of us in the audience didn’t disagree in principle with the plan but so few showed up to talk about it. This is one of those needed updates to the underground infrastructure but the frosting on top still leaves long stretches of parking lots to prevent long walks between possible shops.
Notice the expensive Saddam Arch of Questionable Dreams gets a fancy approach on 7th Street. Will Raven feel like giving up some of their property to allow it?
The planners actually would like your feedback. Overall it will improve the stretch of roadway above and below ground. Let’s all join the moderator of the event in scratching our heads over it a bit.
Props to Kelli Volk at KELO-TV for doing research on our open records rules in our state and others. It seems Law Enforcement is reacting to our local laws when it comes to Marsy’s Law, more then the actual rules of Marsy’s Law.
Image: KELO-TV
In both California and Illinois, when the law took effect it was business as usual. Â But both of those states have much different open records laws than in South Dakota.
California’s law says public information is a “fundamental and necessary right for every person in the State.” Â The law in Illinois says “all persons are entitled to full and complete information.”
South Dakota’s open records law says records are public, “unless any other statute, ordinance or rule expressly provides that information or records may not be made public.”
And Marsy’s Law has one line that may do just that. Â It gives victims the right to prevent some information from being made public if it could be used to locate or harass the victim or the victim’s family.
It seems the way to fix the transparency issue with reporting crimes comes down to changing our state’s open records laws not changing Marsy’s Law.
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