This time he hits Vermillion to tell them about all the great ways he has been borrowing money on SF residents’ credit for play things;
“I am a very fiscally responsible person,†he said Wednesday to a group of business professionals at a community brown-bag round-table held at the Vermillion Chamber and Development Company (VCDC). “I try to do that as mayor of Sioux Falls, where we are running our city government as a business. It all starts with keeping your fiscal house in order. Keeping your fiscal house in order will allow you to do that stuff that drives growth.â€
He is so fiscally responsible he made sure the taxpayers gave him and his wife $500K for an indoor tennis center that bares his name. He also likes to make sure TIF’s get processed for projects he may or may not be investing in. Yes, personally, he is fiscally responsible.
Huether admitted that Sioux Falls will have the largest budget in the history of Sioux Falls, nearly $471 million, next year, however he said that sometimes you have to spend to grow.
And what have we accomplished with this fast growth? Wages haven’t started going up until recently (because employers can’t find anyone), homeless arrests are up 1,200%, violent crime is at an all time high and half of the kids in the SF school district are on FREE and REDUCED lunches. Yeah, we are going to be spending a lot on this growth, but mostly the county will be paying for the ills.
He pointed out that Vermillion and Sioux Falls spend almost identical amounts based on per capita debt – $2,264 in Sioux Falls and $2,258 in Vermillion.
And I am sure he whipped out our total debt looming at $400,000,000.00
He added that many times it isn’t easy to get the community to spend the money, but it is vital to community growth to invest in itself, “you can’t save yourself into prosperity.â€
LOL. And you certainly cannot IN DEBT yourself into prosperity either (sounds like something Chuck Brennan would say), but you can pay as you go (which is the best route).
He added they have also paid for in cash a new indoor aquatic center and have started building a new indoor hockey rink and indoor tennis courts that would have not been possible without a government partnership with the businesses in the community.
I can’t speak for the hockey center, only by saying it has been successful because it is being run by good people, and there was a need for a facility like that. But as for the tennis center, the doors were locked most of the summer due to lack of interest. And as councilor Jamison pointed out in a meeting not to long ago, we didn’t pay CASH for the aquatic center. That is a flat out lie. We used money paid back to us for building levees, the ‘CASH’ he is referring to has to be paid back because we borrowed the money for the levees.
As for all of those naysayers and critics: stay on the offensive with them. You are going to make people mad, but you have to do what is best for the community.
And you can accomplish all this by never telling the truth and making all negotiations in secret. Now that’s the secret of progress Vermillion!
And also, there is a wicked fat groundhog tearing up the levee on the north side of the airport.
Why don’t you move since the city is ALWAYS going to hell in a hand basket according to this site. Then you could spend your time on something positive rather than this negative crap.
Huether will get his payback when he runs for his next political office.
Four out of every ten Sioux Falls voters did not vote for him. I wonder what the percentages will look like when it involves all South Dakota voters.
SDC, you are the man.Thank you for bringing these things out on our great Mayor.Its all about me and not about you.
Sick & Tired. I agree, I get tired of constantly pointing out the lies that spew from Mike’s mouth and all of his NEGATIVITY. BTW, I don’t charge a subscription to my site, so why do you come back and read it if it bothers you so?
Same question I had l3wis. It appears Sick and tired is a regular reader of all this negative crap.
I wonder why.
Sick Tired….Ah yes…the tried and true “love it or leave it” line of BS. This line of reasoning is all too popular in discussions with people like you. When backed into a corner with no arguments to defend guys like mmm, you resort to the tried and true ‘love it or leave it’ argument. Shifting the discussion to a personal level, as you have, ignores or reverses the burden of proof. You got proof what DaCola says is a lie…then…prove it. If you can’t prove what DaCola says is a lie, then you agree with the underhanded dealings of this mayor.
‘Sick & Tired’ can read Huether propaganda elsewhere. Here there’s truth that’s painfully obvious. Huether speeches are double talk that need interpretation. There’s here and other sites that are truth you can’t get from commercially biased print and broadcast. When Huether speaks you must ‘listen and learn’. It’s the law or you’ll be arrested on false charges.
Makes me sick and tired there’s someone so brainwashed. Must be a company man from this company town. Get thee to the cubicle to make Huether political robocalls.
I see he was on the campaign trail on Monday in Chamberlain;
“Sioux Falls Mayor Mike Huether is stopping by Chamberlain on Monday, November 9, to take a tour of the Chamberlain-Oacoma area and give a presentation about what it means to be visionary and forward-thinking. Before the presentation. there will be a $7 lunch served by CSD administrators at the Chamberlain Community Center.”
Doesn’t the Mayor have enough to do right here in the city which he was elected to serve in.
Why is he traipsing* all over the State?
*to walk or travel about without apparent plan but with or without a purpose
So let’s see, he has done this speech in Yankton (twice), Chamberlain, Brookings, Deadwood, Vermillion, and Spearfish (that I know of). So who is arranging these speeches? The city paid secretary? Hmmmm. He travels more then our governor . . .
How about an Anti-Huether summit proceeding his appearances? It’s important to translate lies, cite corruption, and show how he’s circumvented rule of law via unconstitutional strong mayor charter. It’d be a public service, not campaigning. Should qualify for nonprofit corporate status.
My question is, unless he is using vacation time, he’s campaigning for governator on the city taxpayers dime.
If this council doesn’t get control of mmm and can’t get jackely to tell us he is ruining our future I guess we are screwed by him and his wife to pay funds for years to come. I guess if he is governor of sd he could fool a lot of people to pay out debt. That would be rich. Lol