October 2019

Sanford wants to get involved with new Badlands Veteran Center

l3wis October 31, 2019 4Comments

An anonymous veteran sent me this today;

Passed with American Legion last night. 16 vet groups are proposed at former Badlands With Legion & VFW major players. Badlands also includes liquor license and adjoining prior Hoy building offices. VFW vote is 11/4. VFW is presently closed. Legion Post 15 is 1,500 active members.

Disturbing: City attorney has privately organized this with new nonprofit corporation. Sanford is a major player who will have offices there supposedly for vet health care advisory.

VFW would sell property at Minnesota & 229. Includes mini warehouses and fast food place. Value is more than $10 million.

Legion would sell their property for about 1 million but includes liquor license (330k).

There’s a purchase option on Badlands property that must be exercised soon.

American Legion and VFW in Sioux City have failed and are closed. Badlands will become not only local but regional and a national focus if not trait. Legion/VFW have combined in several other SD cities.

Predicted first year operations at Badlands will be about 10 million with a 300k profit. Land and improvements owned. Property tax exempt.

Mayor TenHaken Sioux Falls

City of Sioux Falls Innovation Coordinator worked for Mayor’s ‘former’ company Click Rain

l3wis October 31, 2019 4Comments

Obviously, this isn’t some big secret if it is listed on LinkedIn, BUT, not sure how many people know this. It is also interesting that she worked for Sanford before Click Rain. I also find it odd that a Communication and Journalism major would know very little about open meeting laws.

TWO things;

â€¢ Do you think it is a conflict for the mayor to hire someone who came from his former company?

â€¢ Why did his former company let her go to the city? Were there some back door deals made?

5G SF City Council Sioux Falls

The Telecoms are Full of Crap!

l3wis October 31, 2019 8Comments

I won’t get into whether or not 5G causes Cancer or if the Chinese are spying on us, my butt hurt over 5G has always been the lack of public input and involvement;

“Thanks to the outspoken, progressive leaders, the network will launch by the end of the year, making Sioux Falls one of the first cities in the nation with 5G technology,” a news release said.

The Sioux Falls City Council was titty-twisted into approving this, coming down from on high from Ironic Johnny Thune-Bag and his water boy Mayor TenHaken because of millions in lobbyist money.

The public was NEVER consulted on whether they wanted this, or needed it.

I almost threw up a little when they used the words ‘outspoken’ and ‘progressive’. There is nothing brave or liberal about implementing 5G without public input. In fact the whole basis of bold leadership is listening to the needs of the citizens. The way 5G was implemented in Sioux Falls was a farce, and it has nothing to do with progressive movements but more like capitalist tricks and capitalist welfare.

SF School District

SFSD Staff Star Michelle McIntyre

l3wis October 31, 2019 2Comments

I was so happy to see this! I met Michelle years and years ago through her husband Pat. Michelle used to manage Nitwits comedy club, and she was so gracious to let me display my artwork in the establishment. She is one of the kindest people I know, and the school district is lucky to have her! She also has an amazing sense of humor (go figure).