Stehly will be on Greg Belfrage’s show on Tuesday at 9 AM to
talk snowgates. Official Count is over 8,200 signatures.
A snowgate petition gatherer volunteer told me today that they asked mayor Huether to sign the petition today at the county administration building and he declined. Apparently he was there to vote, not to sign the petition 🙂
I see the SF School District contract is finally going to be discussed in tomorrow’s informational meeting.
Does the SF City Council have the right to call a special election with the SF School district w/o the mayor’s direction or approval?
The answer is YES, they do.
I am fortunate to have many well-rounded South DaCola foot soldiers leave ‘items’ on my porch for review, buy me adult beverages, and even make a bet or two with me, but the legal beagles in my army are my favorites. One of them called me today.
According to their expertise on all things ‘city’ they said that the city council can take action on their own without the mayor’s approval on whether they want to join the SF School board election in the Spring.
This is wonderful news, but also a bit troubling.
Will certain city councilors wait for the mayor to hold their hands through this process, or will they just rip that band aid off already? Trust me, this will separate the leaders from the followers on the city council, watch closely, you never know when someone will edit the tape or censor a memo.
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This statement by Mayor Huether during the snowgates press conference says all we need to know about his membership in the ‘Land & Aristocracy Class’ he presides over in Sioux FallsĂ‚Â (AL recording);
“We have a responsibility to do this right,” Huether said, adding that he wants to make sure implementing snowgates is a prudent use of taxpayer dollars. “Just because somebody wants something doesn’t mean we’re just going to automatically do it without doing the proper due diligence.”
While I agree we must be prudent with tax dollars, I question his ‘prudence’ with projects like the Events Center and the River Greenway project. It seems that when his buddy Ol’ pals ask for indoor tennis and pickleball courts that is not a want, it is a ‘prudent’ need. But when we ask the city to stop blocking us into our homes after we pay them to clean our streets, that is a ‘want’.
I could say that Mike is arrogant, ignorant or even hypocritical. But that is just fleeting descriptive rants.
I would love it if the mayor would explain to us how wants like free landscaping for developers funded by taxpayers is ‘prudent’ but proper snow removal is something that needs to be ‘studied’ further.
