Archive for April 14th, 2009

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

Thugs vs. Squids

Until the End of the World release

2 Comments » - Posted in pirates by l3wis

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

PROJECT TRIM *UPDATE*

A friend of mine has been researching other cities when it comes to boulevard tree trimming, and the results are (not) surprising.
In Brookings they trim the city owned boulevard trees due to liability, and property owners are encouraged NOT to do it because of that liability.
Which got me thinking. If the city of Sioux Falls [...]

9 Comments » - Posted in Project TRIM, SF City Council, Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls Parks and Rec by l3wis

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

Canadian city is debt free w/a $700 M surplus due to it’s 88 year old mayor who has served 11 terms

9 Comments » - Posted in shit found by l3wis

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

Councilor Brown wants to spend $250,000 of your tax money so you can dial 4 less numbers

Hey, Vernon, rotary phones went out in the 80’s.
The city wants to make it easier to turn in your neighbors. Are we changing the city’s motto to, “The city of neighborly hate”? or “If you have a neighbor, he’s probably a criminal”
Sioux Falls officials, reacting to City Council criticisms, say they are making it easier for [...]

9 Comments » - Posted in Code Enforcement, SF City Council, Sioux Falls, Vernon Brown by l3wis

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

FRANKEN WINS! DOUG’S HEAD EXPLODES! ALL IN ONE DAY.

And Al didn’t even have to scrub voter lists from Texas to pull it off . . .
Congrats to Al Franken! Now we just need Governor Pawlenty to sign the paperwork. Will He?
Al Franken really did win the election for U.S. Senate in Minnesota last November. That’s the decision of the three judges who [...]

No Comments » - Posted in Franken by l3wis

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

The School Board figured it out, now will the City Council

The school baord decides to make budgetary cuts during a recession. Jinkies, what a concept!
Much of the $585,000 in spending cuts for next year will come from combining or cutting bus routes.
Get on your bikes rugrats and pedal your way to school, like I had to, uphill both ways in a blizzard.
Homan said she believes [...]

No Comments » - Posted in SF School District, School Funding by l3wis

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

It doesn’t take a genius, but it does take someone with at least a half-a-brain

Citizens are beginning to wakeup to the city hall shananigans;
Thank you Sioux Falls Councilor Kermit Staggers for asking for an audit of outside services. Several years ago when I tried to get some answers, I was told those reports were sealed.
 
I find it interesting that Sioux Falls residents are asked to shop locally, but yet [...]

No Comments » - Posted in Munson, SF City Council, Sioux Falls by l3wis