Several years ago when Huether was running for Mayor I said something similar to this;
‘This is the problem when you have marketing people running city government’
I didn’t say that exactly, it was something like, “We don’t need salesman running our city.” Same premise. The initial quote comes recently from a SF legislator referring to our leadership in our fine city, specifically the mayor’s office. I have railed about this for 15 years, questioning why we need salesmen running our city. I guess some other ‘leaders’ in Sioux Falls are finally waking from their 15 year coma and realizing shucksters and carnival barkers have been running our city, and it is time for a change. Hopefully we will get a mayor this next time around who wants to actually GIVE BACK to the community instead always trying to sell us something we don’t want or need . . . and that is quite a list.
Mr. Kirby even weighs in on the topic;
I sometimes wonder if the Chamber of Commerce and development foundation focus a bit too much on growth and not enough on life quality and the right sort of growth.
I have been saying that for 20 years. Growth for Growth sakes will eventually bite you in the butt when the money tap runs out for the Developer Welfare Queens. That tap will run dry by the end of the year and won’t get shut back on for several more years. Maybe it is time city government focus on fixing up the current infrastructure instead of building canals on Veterans Parkway.
When you’re not good at anything and certainly not a good salesman, get elected to public office. Then, you can lie about everything and especially yourself.
Well, they might have just finally found a good purpose for e-bikes 😉 ……..:
https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/04/world/video/ukraine-russia-soldier-cycle-assault-intldsk
( and Woodstock adds: “Say, according to the Geneva Accords, aren’t they supposed to keep it at 15 mph, however?” …. )
VSG, were you listening to my convo I was having with my friend yesterday? I told him that the city has 2-3 very expensive, very capable, E-Bikes that I have NEVER seen them ride. They are probably collecting dust. They could use them for night patrols DTSF. It would be a much more effective way to police DTSF. I don’t know how you can effectively patrol DTSF in a car?
“There’s probably a weight requirement on those city-owned e-bikes, however”…..