Mayor’s State of the City address, 2:30 PM
Not sure what will be said, but I’m sure it will be chucked full of positivity and back pats.
City Council Informational Meeting, 4 PM
8th Street Bridge Rehabilitation. This should be interesting considering it ties into all the work with the River Greenway.
Regular City Council Meeting, 7 PM
UPDATE: Councilors Starr and Stehly have added Item#77, a resolution to release ALL Falls Park Safety Reports since 2008.
Item#1, Approval of Contracts,
It seems we are spending big bucks on the Railroad Redevelopment Project;
Over $300K for utility work & over $800K for something with NO description to Runge, a company in Sioux Falls that does excavation.
You would think that we would have kept a little of the $27 million for these upgrades instead of handing the whole amount over to Warren Buffet.
Items #21-22, is one of the strangest liquor license transfers I have ever seen. As we know, there are not many NEW licenses available, so businesses that want one have to transfer from existing businesses that close. So, for some weird reason, the Sanford Foundation House needs a liquor license, I’m sure this isn’t for ‘public events’ but more as a private club. Will’s Training Table is transferring their license to the foundation house and then transferring the closed Beef O’ Brady’s license to Will’s. I wonder what small fortune Sanford paid for the license.
Items #33-34, West Mall is applying for their Beer and Wine licenses.
Planning Commission Meeting, 6 PM, April 4
Item #8 addresses the RE-ZONE of the Sioux Steel Property from Heavy Industrial to Downtown PUD.
Item#12, Another Freaking Casino by the usual suspects.
Item#13, NEWÂ Fasika Ethiopian Restaurant
Item #16, another sports bar.
Item#19, Decrease landscaping standards for parking lots of motor vehicle sales. As if we don’t have enough of these in town already.