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September 2025

ADA Bike Trail Sioux Falls Sioux Falls Parks and Rec

This was never mentioned when they changed rec trail ordinances

l3wis 3Comments

During the discussion about allowing Class II bikes on the city’s rec trail there was mention of upgrading the ADA rules and regs. What I did not know is to what extent. Recently a person told me he had a friend in a wheelchair that was wondering if he could get a ride on the rec trail with an ELECTRIC golf cart, well guess what, HE CAN! (full doc)

Basically if you follow the speed limit, the device isn’t wider than 32″ and you are diabled you can ride any number of devices.

It is too bad this didn’t come up during the discussion of the Class II ordinance, I think a lot of disabled people in our community would love to have this information! Thanks Mr. Transparent Lame Poop mayor.

Dr. Sarah Cole Elections SF City Council Sioux Falls Uncategorized

Why are local politicians recruiting replacements?

l3wis 4Comments

We saw it this past time around in the school board election where an outgoing board member recruited a replacement.

Now Sioux Falls city councilor Cole is chairing the campaign of an At-Large council candidate that wants to replace her. It doesn’t really matter who he is because he will NOT be getting my vote. I will spread the news about this unethical behavior.

• Councilor Cole is NOT running for re-election, in other words she is quitting but wants to make sure she can pick a replacement.

• This is highly unethical and not sure why local yocals are doing this lately (Poops was precedent on this).

• As a highly skilled medical doctor, Cole should know this is unethical behavior.

Guess who decides who will serve us on the council? THE VOTERS!

While it is certainly NOT unethical to advise this candidate or even volunteer for his campaign, recruiting him, endorsing him publicly and chairing his campaign isn’t right.

I hope Sux wakes up before the next election and start looking at candidates for who they are ETHICALLY instead who racks up the most donations and endorsements.

I also heard another candidate running for council MAY HAVE put down a false address. I will investigate and update (from what I found so far, he lives at the address listed on his campaign finance forms.

1st Amendment Property Taxes SF City Council Sioux Falls Taxes

Will the Sioux Falls City Council raise property taxes today?

l3wis 5Comments

(Item #53 – 1st Reading)

The city council is set to increase property taxes tonight by 2.9% which is allowable by state law, but look how the city is ‘twisting’ this ‘option’;

This ordinance shows the 2026 budget for the Governmental (tax supported) Funds for calendar year of 2026, and the required revenues and sources to support the expenses.

In other words they created the 2026 budget assuming the city council will pass the property tax increase. So what if they don’t? That means the finance department would have to adjust the budget, which is what GOOD GOVERNMENTS do. The city council doesn’t have to pass this tonight and have NO requirements by city or state law to pass a property tax increase. ZILCH. Not to mention with the way the economy is going right now it would be one of the WORST times to increase property taxes.

How the city council votes on this will show the true colors of the individual councilors. While 99% of the community is hollering to lower our property taxes it will be interesting to see which councilors are ignorant enough to support this increase. I have no doubt it will pass, it always does with usually 2 dissenters but I have a feeling the vote is going to go a little different this time, but if 4/4 occurs Mayor Lame Poop will break the tie to increase taxes. He has never cared about the little man and he ain’t going to start now. I hope it goes to a tie vote so he owns this tax increase.

I will also be curious to see if these folks who show up to every county commission meeting to bitch about property taxes will come to the council meeting for a good reaming. This is 1st reading, so I don’t expect to many comments, but hopefully at least 5 councilors will look in the mirror before entering the dais and shoot this down tonight so it never makes a 2nd reading.

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