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Nepotism run amuck at Sioux Falls City Hall

l3wis 3Comments

Besides the secretive roof repair happening at the Pavilion they are also installing new outdoor sculptures.

Besides COS Erica Beck’s son getting a job in HR straight out of college, there seems to be some other nepotism and conflicts going on. There was a rumor for awhile that the Public Works Director’s wife who owns an interior design company got the contract for the redesign on city hall recently (that is a rumor I am still looking into), but his son, who owns Urban Oasis, apparently got the contract to install the sculptures. His father makes $232K a year with the city, so it seems a bit odd that he would need even more from the taxpayers. Now they could argue that the sculptures purchase and installation was paid for by a private donation so there is NO conflict, BUT, as I argued in the past that since these sculptures are sitting on public property, they are public art, and the taxpayers will be responsible for their future maintenance, this is a public project NO matter who is paying for it because we own the property the sculptures are being placed on. There are plenty of experienced landscape contractors in Sioux Falls who could have done the job, and with more then a couple years experience. This was clearly an inside handshake deal. I wonder what the city council will do about it. My guess, like the Selberg incident, they will look the other way.

Immigration Sioux Falls

BUY LOCAL! BUY IMMIGRANT!

l3wis 3Comments

With Noem’s recent arrest of a WHOPPING eight alleged illegals that probably only committed the crime of crossing the border for a job, I found there is a better way to protest then standing on a street corner with a sign about Sally Tomato. We already know these people are awful, showing them this with a sign doesn’t matter. Noem still attains the title of Dumbest Person on Earth. “Oh, Oh, Oh, how dare you protest my commencement! I’ll show you Madison I’ll round up your illegals.” So incredibly petty, but par for Noem.

I decided that best way to protest these deportations was to start patronizing immigrant owned businesses. There are quite a few in Sioux Falls. I’m starting with restaurants. I will now only eat at immigrant owned restaurants in Sioux Falls (for takeout and sit down). I have NOT included bars or fast food, but it is a start. I have always strived to shop local anyway, and to be honest with you, some of the best restaurants in town are immigrant owned, just to name a few;

Sushi Masa, Jacky’s, Saana’s, Oshima, you get the picture.

Immigrants are important to our culture and society, they are also important for our local economy providing many jobs (I actually see American born people working in these places. I worked for immigrants for awhile.)

Immigrants are more then just people who clean hotel rooms, pick vegetables, milk cows, and cut meat, they own businesses and contribute to the greater good of our community. I would love to see every franchise fart factory shut down in this community. BUY LOCAL! BUY IMMIGRANT!

Downtown Sioux Falls Sioux Falls Uncategorized Washington Pavilion

UPDATE: Pavilion ‘Roofgate’ continues

l3wis 2Comments

UPDATE: Apparently the contractor doesn’t seem to care if anyone knows they are working on the building, so why hasn’t the Pavilion said anything? It is also preparing the NE corner for the new outdoor sculptures, so I am sure there will be a ribbon cutting once installed, and it would be kind of weird to see contractors working on the roof that was supposed to be fixed already.

Last week a person who works very close to the Pavilion told me they have been loading materials (roofing) on the roof with cranes last week and continue to work on it. So I drove by this morning and noticed scaffolding on the roof. There was also 3 commercial trucks parked by the work area; An HVAC contractor, a drywall contractor and a roofing contractor. Notice the logo on the roofing truck. This is a company that specializes in this kind of roof repair. So I’m just wondering, when is the administration going to tell the citizens they are repairing the roof. And who is paying for this? #militantclosedgovernment

Downtown Sioux Falls Homeless Sioux Falls

How’s that Panhandling campaign working out for yah?

l3wis 4Comments

Took this picture last night about 9 PM on the corner of 10th and Phillips. Oh the irony of a person panhandling under a sign that doesn’t do a damn thing. It was funny to because two middle aged men stood about 20 feet from him on the sidewalk and were mocking him and laughing, he was irate with them and screaming at them while holding his sign. These folks would not be panhandling if they weren’t getting money. It is obvious your cute little signs and billboards are NOT working.

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Art Downtown Sioux Falls Public Utilities Public Works Sioux Falls Washington Pavilion

Nepotism run amuck at Sioux Falls City Hall

Immigration Sioux Falls

BUY LOCAL! BUY IMMIGRANT!

Downtown Sioux Falls Sioux Falls Uncategorized Washington Pavilion

UPDATE: Pavilion ‘Roofgate’ continues

Downtown Sioux Falls Homeless Sioux Falls

How’s that Panhandling campaign working out for yah?