UPDATE: I guess the original developer has already sold the development to tRE ministries so they are no longer involved. But if you connect the dots you will see that one of the leaders in the institution is married to a certain person connected to a very large company in town. So instead of this being funded by Big MJ, VL and Liquor it’s being funded by ‘Big Corn’ (Which these days seems more scandalous with all their money scam pipelines they want to build.)
This money will come out of the Community Development funds. (Item #6, Sub-Item 28):
Agreement for a redevelopment project located within the All Saints Neighborhood and the Sherman Historical District, tRE ministries, $500K (interest free loan).
I received a Community Development loan about 20 years ago for needed upgrades to my house, my loan was about $4,500 with a 2% interest rate. I guess I am wondering why we would take this much for ONE project when we could rehabilitate 40-50 houses with this money instead? And I mean ‘Rehab’ not demolition, which is what this money will be spent on. There is also the questionable relationship with the developer who is worth millions from video lottery, liquor and Med MJ (unless he has already handed over ownership). Why isn’t he just loaning them the money? I also don’t think tax dollars should go to non-profits (religious organizations) since they pay very little taxes and the fact they have a Daddy Warbucks taking care of them (who ironically makes money from sin taxation). I actually support this project to clean up that part of town but like any development with private parties, they need to pony up the money, but NOT in Sioux Falls, GRIFT, GRIFT, GRIFT. I thought at least ONE councilor would vote against this, but who am I kidding. The mayor wants to turn the entire town into a mega-church. Ick.
MAYOR FIRST AMENDMENT DENIER, INTERRUPTS A CITIZEN, AGAIN
Poops was at it again tonight, ignoring his Constitutional duties and denying a commenter his input. (FF: 1:44:00) Jordan Deffenbaugh came up tonight to talk about how housing would be affected by the Riverline District and the mayor cut him off saying this was already discussed. Oh, Paul, we have been over this, you can’t control the narrative at the podium that is a violation of their 1st Amendment rights but you seem to be above that. I wonder what it is like to take an oath on the Bible, surrounded by friends, family and colleagues and once installed ignore all those constitutional ‘thingies’. Paul, it may not be me, but the city and specifically you as the chair will be sued and it isn’t going to be pretty. Maybe they will let you on one of those East Coast TV morning shows where you can talk about your lack of knowledge when it comes to the Constitution and the lawsuit should be dismissed because of your stupidity. Stranger things have happened.
There’s no longer a separation of church and state. In fact, our City worships developers.
So non-profits in Sioux Falls are purchasing property, then placing their hand out for a handout from City government? WTF? Is the mission of the non-profit “property development”?
Gone are the days in Sioux Falls when a non-profit would obtain property via donatation or estate transfer, then sell the property in order to provide funds for the mission of the organization. Doesn’t grease enough palms and line enough pockets with money laundered from government budgets, apparently.
ah yes, they used the magic words of gaining government grift money in mid 2020’s South Dakota to buy property and build apartment housing – “workforce”
“… the Tre Ministries project along Minnesota and Dakota avenues between 18th and 19th streets, which is bringing workforce housing to the All Saints Neighborhood.”
https://siouxfalls.business/sioux-falls-officials-detail-plans-for-coming-year/
More like ‘slave force’ housing. They will get a discount on rent by working for the ministries in the name of ‘job training’. Always chuckle when you slap a cross on an org all of a sudden it is a good thing. Can you imagine if a job training complex was proposed that had NOTHING to do with a religious organization? Oh, maybe that is why they bought the property from the original developer, I guess the MJ, VL and Booze didn’t match up with the ‘mission’ of slave force housing in the name of Cheese & Rice.
What if an issue before the Council is discussed, but there are plans, per the alleged future agenda, to further discuss it at the next Council meeting, too, can a person at public input, which is sandwiched in between these two Council meetings, still discuss this issue? Or, does that person have to have the psychic abilities to know the uniqueness of the next or developed discussion about a given issue, in order, to be germane, timely, and contemporaneous to the further development of that issue which would be beyond their then sandwiched public input?
( and Woodstock adds: “Holy shxt!….. I thought we had a democracy around here…..
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Sioux Falls: The Next Colorado Springs.