South DaCola

Editorial Cartoonist from South Dakota

December 2018

Developers Development Downtown Sioux Falls Railroads Sioux Falls

Was the RR Relocation project really the biggest accomplishment of the last mayor?

l3wis 3Comments

As we have been seeing, there have been some kinks in process. The only prospect to bid on the property so far is having issues with the quartzite and may either pull out all together or drastically change the project.

I have NO information on either.

But recently it has come to light that Bucktooth & Bowlcut may have killed it all together by asking for impossible demands from the Railroad. Of course, as I am finding out, the RR does whatever they want to.

The project was pretty much dead until some other big shots intervened and all the demands were dropped.

Maybe B & B getting the project totally killed would not have been so bad after all? Nothing really has changed for DTSF residents. Still tons of train traffic and noise and questionable storage of cars by the river and parks.

I still maintain that the RR Relocation project was one of the worst negotiated projects in the history of our city.

Sioux Falls

Miss SD 2018 teaches the poorest kids in SF about Capitalism

l3wis 4Comments

Stories like this just melt your heart;

Wintle wrote this children’s book titled “Mr. Money $heep.” The woman who grew up on a farm near Huron travels the state introducing kids to finances.

While I think it is a very good idea to teach kids about finances at an early age, isn’t it ironic that she calls her book ‘Mr. Money Sheep’ (keep your nose to grind and do as your master tells you, and if you save, save, save, maybe by the time you are 60 or 70 you will own your own home and first new car). I also find it a little disturbing she chose the lowest income school in Sioux Falls to do her presentation. Shouldn’t all kids learn about finances?

It’s hard to teach kids about saving money when they don’t have any money to save.

I think I am going to write a book called ‘Mr. Money Wolf’. It’s about all the corporate welfare recipients in our state that continue to keep wages low, higher education expensive, and worker’s rights in the toilet. Like I said above, it’s impossible to save money when you don’t have any to begin with.

1st Amendment SF City Council Sioux Falls US Constitution

Can the city council legally eliminate public input?

l3wis 4Comments

The Sioux Falls city council is set to debate public input again on Tuesday night (Item #35). While I support the changes (5 minutes on 2nd reading) you know my real opinion on the matter, unlimited on 2nd readings if it is quasi judicial and affecting property rights.

According to Roberts Rules the council does have the right to limit public input, they are even able to tell us when we can have it, and for how long. The chair also has the right to limit during the meeting. This is all according to Roberts Rules of course.

But could there be a Constitutional right (1st Amendment) that says total elimination of public input at a meeting on any reading is legal? While city’s like to hide behind Robert’s Rules and city charters they really are sworn to uphold the US Constitution. I also am unimpressed when city attorneys ‘TRY’ to be constitutional scholars and dance around an excuse. I haven’t seen it yet from Kooistra the current CA but Fiddle-Faddle did it all the time. I’m waiting for Kooistra’s ‘Grand Moment’.

It’s always fascinating to me to listen to local governments debate ‘public input’. I often find it an incredible waste of time and resources. Just let people talk. OPEN GOVERNMENT UP! Sunshine is a good thing!

If you don’t want to listen to your constituents, please resign.

« Previous Page

You Missed

Uncategorized

I will explain someday

Downtown Sioux Falls Sioux Falls Sioux Falls Parks and Rec

UPDATE: What’s the ‘REAL’ reason the $16 Million ice ribbon is NOT finished?

Education funding SF School Board Member SF School District Sioux Falls State Funding State Legislature

Sioux Falls School Board rips the State Legislature to shreds

Curt Soehl Downtown Sioux Falls Elections Mayor TenHaken Riverline District SF City Council Sioux Falls

We may have the ‘Trots’ for another few months