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While answering questions about being a closed government shlep, the mayor throws an evil smile when saying this;

“It’s not something that minutes are posted online, because it’s not an official city board or commission. So we’re trying to be as aboveboard as possible and all this including making the meetings open… We’re doing it out of excessive transparency and letting people know, what’s going on with the Delbridge. So we’re already going above and beyond what’s legally required.” said Mayor Paul TenHaken.

So how many lies were in this paragraph?

  1. LIE #1, the meeting is made up of public officials, in a public building, open to the public, it would make it ‘official’. The Public Works quilt club that meets at Marge’s house on Wednesday nights, would be considered ‘non-official’ and would not have to post the meeting online. It is an official board of the city and should follow the proper rules of posting. LIE #1.
  2. LIE #2, An open meeting exists once being properly noticed to the public. It was NOT properly noticed. LIE #2.
  3. LIE #3, ‘We’re doing it out of excessive transparency’. DOG WHISTLE! I wondered why he made a snide face when he said this, because it is total BS and rhetoric; ‘Excessive sharing of information creates problems of information overload and can legitimize endless debate and second-guessing of senior executive decisions.’ Basically he is making fun of transparency because as the dictator of the city he feels his decisions should NOT be questioned. LIE #3.
  4. LIE #4, ‘So we’re already going above and beyond what’s legally required.’ He is doing the exact opposite and pretending he is not. How can you say you are following the rules as a government entity, but then say you are not an official government entity? So which is it Poops? LIE #4.

I used to think that awful smell every night was coming from the Communist Packing Plant, but apparently it is coming from city hall and white church lane.

So I have been trying to craft this toon about I.V.F. and King Cakes, as you can read, King Cakes have a baby plastic Jesus inside the cake. This is the first year I have not had a piece of King Cake in a long time, and I always find the baby. So I was trying to make a joke about King Cakes and IVF, and had no luck, so I pitched it to a friend, who is actually pro-life, because I wanted a different perspective on it, he gave me this which I think is better than my macabre idea;

As I was watching the Forum Thursday night, something seemed odd, why was this guy I have never seen before who works for a local ad agency and somehow is associated with the Chamber moderating this event?

Than they introduced him, Ryan Budmayr. So who is Mr. Budmayr? Not only was he TenHaken’s campaign manager, he has ran many of the Mayor’s rubberstamper campaigns, including, currently, Richard Thomason’s and is the Mayor’s Facebook page moderator.

So how does the mayor’s minion get installed as the moderator and were the questions pre-sent to the chosen four?

You guys (voters) still haven’t figured out how this works? Have you?

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Some of them did better than most, but some decided it may be a good idea to register right before deciding to run.

The winner of public service hypocrisy? Jennifer Sigette, who decided to register to vote right before she announced she was running for the seat that is now uncontested. As someone who bragged during the candidate forums she has made Sioux Falls her home for the last 25 years and worked in various non-profit settings never voted in a city election.

Or Mr. Burn down the government, Stuart Willett who literally registered to vote one day, and wrote his name down as a candidate the next day?

Whenever these clowns say they want to serve the public and ‘give back’ I ask what they have contributed so far. And it seems having NO experience or knowledge in local government is the secret sauce to getting elected.

Guess whose voting record beats them all?

Ehrisman, Scott –   12  local election voter since at least 02/13/2003

2024 Candidates

Murren, Marc –    8  local election voter since at least 09/27/1993

Starr, Patrick –   11  local election voter since at least 10/28/1992

Tibbetts, Bobbie –    4  local election voter since at least 10/23/2007

Swenson, Gail –   10  local election voter since at least 05/02/2001

Willett, Stuart –    0  local election voter since at least 02/05/2024

Sigette, Jennifer –    1  local election voter since at least 11/13/2023

Basye, Miranda –    2  local election voter since at least 04/18/2013

Jeske, Neil –    0  local election voter since at least 10/04/2022

Zokaites, David –    9  local election voter since at least 03/19/2012

Spellerberg, Ryan –    5  local election voter since at least 09/25/2009

Deffenbaugh, Jordan –    4  local election voter since at least 01/11/2017

Thomason, Richard –    5  local election voter since at least 01/25/2012

RENVILLE, ALLISON –    0  local election voter since at least 09/22/2004

Since Lifelight is considered a ‘religious’ and ‘non-profit’ organization if they are using public property there should be some kind of compensation to taxpayers for cleanup, traffic control and general safety. Not to mention the buckets WILL be passed in the park.

When Jazzfest was in full operation I do believe they paid the city each year thousands of dollars for those services (the fees varied each year by how much the council and mayor liked the event 🙁

I don’t take issue with Lifelight using the park, I also don’t take issue with people who want to worship in a park. The Levitt, a facility owned by taxpayers, is rented frequently for worship events.

But Lifelight should NOT be using the park rent FREE because they are friends with the mayor.