South DaCola Podcast 15: Tom Hurlbert, Central District Council Candidate
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Tom fills us in about what he wants do on the council. LISTEN HERE.
2018
Patrick Lalley Show this Wednesday, 4 PM
I will be Pat’s guest, I’m sure we will be shaking down the city election.
UPDATE: This is why train traffic downtown needs to go away
Okay, I know, it was just a big birdfeeder, but . . .
Cleanup operations are underway following a grain spill along train tracks in downtown Sioux Falls.
At least four cars carrying grain tipped near the viaduct just east of downtown
What if this would have been a petroleum product? What if it would have happened while crossing 8th street or Cliff Avenue and fell on a car?
This is why when we gave Warren Buffet $27 million dollars to build a new switchyard out of town we expected train traffic DT to lessen, it has actually gotten worse and switching is still going on South of the RR Redevelopment project.
I still believe this was the WORST negotiated deal in the HISTORY of the city. We got a patchwork of dirty land for $62 a square foot, and little else. This is why deals this big need to be negotiated in the OPEN. Thanks Mike for your leadership on this deal! If you want to charter another plane at taxpayer expense, may I suggest a one-way flight to Mexico on May 16th. Money well spent.
UPDATE: Some are wondering how close this de-railment was to the pylons of the viaduct and what kind of safety issues this has posed.
The Secret Park that used to be Seney Island
When I was at the Sioux Steel open house the other day, the CEO of the company said there was a public park adjacent to the river and their property. He also said it is rarely visited because no one knows it is there. It is basically the remnants of Seney Island after a backfill occurred that Sioux Steel is built on now.
So I was out for a long walk on Sunday and decided to see if I could access the park. First I tried to find a path from the 6th Street bridge, no luck. So I actually walked through the shipyard and entrance of Sioux Steel and found this sign;
Well, it certainly is a park, it has a picnic table and not much of anything else.
There is a historic marker about Seney Island (sorry I couldn’t get a picture of side two unless I stood in the river. No thanks.)
So I tried to see if there was a North Entrance to the Park from the South Side of Falls Park. I found this retaining wall at the top of the Falls with a chainlink fence only a few feet from the water. Maybe since the water was high it was covering up a trail, but I did not see ANY access to the park from the Northside. To be honest with you, I don’t even know what the name of the park is? I also think it is strange you have to walk across private property to access it. I have lived in Sioux Falls since 1991, and I never knew the park existed until last Thursday. It will be my new favorite hiding spot.
Is Sioux Falls Mayoral candidate Paul TenHaken paying volunteers to knock on doors?
So someone told me today they were attending the college Republicans meeting the other day (members from USF and Augie) and one of the speakers said that TenHaken was looking for ‘volunteers’ to knock on doors, and BTW he will pay them $10 an hour.
If this is true (I haven’t had secondary confirmation) they are NOT volunteers and 1099’s have to be provided by law.
I encourage anyone who engages these so called volunteers to ask them if they are getting paid if they knock on your door.
I guess Paul has ditched the ‘DSU’ team and went after the ‘USF’ team.