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Do we need an new city of Sioux Falls Administration (or as the mayor is now calling it, the Public Services) building? Several members of the new City Council are keeping their promises to do something about it. On May 24, 2016 the Open Discussion portion of their Informational Meeting showed Greg Neitzert and Theresa Stehly taking the leadership roles in moving the process along.
Good. They need to get it to a public vote. It will go down in a ball of flames. People are tired of huether’s spending.
Some financially responsible councilors got elected who are going to hold huether accountable and now all of a sudden he decides he’s going to lessen his spending. Yeah right.
http://www.keloland.com/news/article/news/mayor-toning-down-quality-of-life-investments
What’s likely is Huether will award the contract without council approval to his buddies without competitive bid process. It happened with the events center while it was an idea without a location. The council and/or the vote can stop it but then (post Huether) it will happen. The problem then is overpriced contractors get the work or public funds must be used to get out of the scrupulous overinflated arrangement. It becomes a 20 million project with 5 million to crooks without they doing any of the work.
Answer: Let Huether award it but then lease an existing building instead.
Sic’em