Sioux Falls City Council advances downtown assessment change
A proposal would add seven multifamily and 14 industrial properties to the downtown business district assessment, with a second reading scheduled for October 14.
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A proposal would add seven multifamily and 14 industrial properties to the downtown business district assessment, with a second reading scheduled for October 14.
Read full edition →District administrators scheduled an October 7 meeting on the west side, where residents can ask about proposed facilities projects and taxpayer impacts.
Read full edition →Public safety leaders said automated license plate readers have helped recover stolen vehicles and solve serious crimes, while backing formal limits through a mayoral order and possible state law.
Read full edition →The city surveys 67,000 parcels each year and says emerald ash borer is driving more ash tree deaths on private property.
Read full edition →A possible Renberg Elementary closure moved closer to a decision, with staff outlining enrollment pressures, boundary changes, and a board action date of December 1.
Read full edition →The district said it hired 145 teachers from more than 1,200 applicants, but six classroom vacancies and more than 100 support staff openings remain.
Read full edition →The package touched transportation, technology, grading, open enrollment, medication rules, and disability complaints, with one elementary class-size cap trimmed by one student.
Read full edition →The Sioux Falls School District Board of Education paused its meeting to honor Memorial Middle School Principal Dr. Moon and a Hawthorne Elementary fifth grade teacher.
Read full edition →The Sioux Falls School District board paused its regular business to remember Memorial Middle School Principal Dr. Moon and a Hawthorne Elementary teacher who died unexpectedly.
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