South DaCola

Editorial Cartoonist from South Dakota

2025

Downtown Sioux Falls Sioux Falls Sioux Falls Parks and Rec

Two year old fitness park already broke

l3wis 3Comments

The machines at the Rotary Park fitness area are broken and have been for almost a year. I have informed several councilors and a parks worker. Still broke. How sad it is that we put this wonderful park in (June 2023) and we do ZERO maintenance on the equipment. The machines should also be put in storage during the winter months to avoid damage. They have left them out since installing them. They actually were under 6 feet of water during the flood last year. That would have been the time to fix the equipment. All they did was spray off the workout pad with a hose.

The Parks department operating budget is in the millions each year. How about fixing up the current equipment we have already instead of building entertainment complexes downtown.

The Fitness park was the idea of our mayor, which I supported. But you have to actually maintain the equipment after installing it. It seems every idea our mayor has usually fails.

Downtown Sioux Falls Homeless Sioux Falls

What’s up with Downtown Sioux Falls SNACK MAN?

l3wis 6Comments

I alerted some councilors that there has been this man wandering the sidewalks of downtown pushing a shopping cart with snacks (chips, candy bars, etc.) and when he approaches you to ask if you want to buy something he states, ‘Would you like a snack, proceeds will be donated to help the homeless’. If this is the case, BRAVO! It truly takes a kind heart to volunteer their time to do something impactful. BUT, there are red flags. I do want to clarify, he is very friendly and dresses very nice casual, he is NOT a transient.

• Does he have a peddler’s license and tax ID? Even if you are donating the proceeds you still need to keep track of the revenue you collect and expenses.

• What organization do you work for? And what is your name?

I think it is wonderful that people want to volunteer their time to help, but there are better ways to do it. What’s up snack man?

Affordable Housing Code Enforcement Downtown Sioux Falls SF City Council Sioux Falls

Omaha seizes control of Tzadik property

l3wis 1Comments

Mayor and City Council? Are you watching this? This is how you help and SERVICE your constituents;

The troubled City View apartments are in receivership — and may be headed toward a sale.

According to the court documents, City View’s owner owes the bank nearly $750,000 for past due interest, taxes, and insurance. Management originally borrowed $16.5 million but owe about $18 million in total.

The bank asked a judge to step in and have a third party manage the property, which is what led to the receivership.

Court documents indicate the bank requested the receivership hoping to satablize the apartments operations. It has also started a process that could lead to the sale of the property.

This should have happened in Sioux Falls a year ago. But with our piss poor state laws on consumer protection (more like business protection) they just kind of sit on their hands. And if you are really doing something THEN TELL US!

Donita Trump Noem Kristi Noem

Maybe the Easter Badger took Noem’s purse?

l3wis 1Comments

I have joked with folks that now that we are dyeing potatoes instead of eggs for Easter we need to change the easter mammal to Badger. Maybe the Easter Badger was upset with Noem for flaunting her wealth on a holiday that celebrates the modesty and charity of Jesus Christ while chomping on Caviar? I also find it ironic that the one person in charge of our HOMELAND SECURITY can’t even secure her purse in a swank DC restaurant. But you can’t get more moronic then the Defense Secretary. He’s the next to fall victim to the Easter Badger.

DSU NEEDS TO GROW A PAIR

There has been a story circulating that DSU has proposed an honorary degree to Noem. The first round of votes it failed, and they should have left it at that, but they voted a second time to give it to her. DSU should have rejected this based on her political motives alone. It also puts the school in an uncomfortable position, and based on that alone it should have been rejected. The school could have released a simple statement;

“Due to the political appointment of Secretary Noem we feel the honorary degree would only cause political controversy and not benefit DSU or Noem. We reject the request.”

Buck up and stand up to these folks.

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