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UPDATE: OSHA investigation nearing the end?

l3wis April 24, 2017 2Comments

UPDATE: Even though there was 28 citiations worth $100k handed over to Hultgren, it seems Legacy is probably off the hook due to being a LLC. It doesn’t mean there still couldn’t be civil suits against Legacy or even the city for that matter (for having knowledge of what was going on). Either way, IMO, the city should not allow Legacy anywhere near a public partnership with the city. Just by showing bad judgment in allowing such an unsafeÂ construction company to work on it’s projects (several of them) tells me we need to send Legacy packing on the parking ramp and all future projects. We will see if the council has the cojones to see the same thing.

ELLIS & SNEVE from the ARGUS discuss the fines.

While this is underÂ way (I heard there was about 50 subpoenas handed out) Stehly is fighting for the identity of investorsÂ ofÂ the DT parking ramp;

City Councilor Theresa Stehly wants to know who stands to profit from a city-backed,Â mixed-use development in downtown Sioux Falls.

Yet the giant secrecy of MMM’s Iron Curtain exists;

It’s not the first time a city councilor has called for greater transparency in the city’s public-private partnerships. In 2014, then City Councilor Greg Jamison unsuccessfully pressed for an ordinancerequiring investor disclosure in developments that receive tax increment financing from the city.

Jamison’s request followed an Argus Leader Media investigation that revealed Mayor Mike Huether and his wife had investedÂ in real estate deals that required city approval.

And what would make us think anything has changed since?

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Is the OSHA investigation about to burst like a watermelon at a Gallagher show?

l3wis April 7, 2017 9Comments

Make no mistake, the Bakery mishap happening today has very little to do with a bunch of young entreupeneurs playing patty cake together and more to do with some peeps in trouble with the Copper Lounge collapse;

Funding for The Bakery dried up after the collapse of the former Copper Lounge at the corner of W. 10th Street and Phillips Avenue in December, Hazard said. The collapse killed a construction worker.

Hultgren Construction was in charge of that building’s renovation. Aaron Hultgren, the company’s owner, was also involved in The Bakery, and had planned to buy out departed Bakery co-owner Brian Rand’s share of the business prior to the building collapse, Hazard said.

The building’s collapse will likely lead to a lot of legal fallout.

â€œThere’s a lot that’s going to be at play in this case,â€ Bob Trzynka, a lawyer with the Cutler Law Firm, told the Argus Leader in December. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s investigation into the collapse is still an open case.

Trust me, I know I am not the only one hearing the rumors going around town over the past couple of weeks about the intensity of the Feds investigation.Â We’ll keep our eyes and ears open.

Below is the video of one of the Bakery founders explanation. I would also like to thank all my readers for making me about 50 cents a day clicking on the bait. LOL.

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With an open OSHA investigation, city still considers RFQ’s from Legacy

l3wis March 30, 2017 7Comments

The city of Sioux Falls put our RFQ’s for the Railroad Redevelopment District, and guess who made the list?

On March 23, 2017, in response to the RFQ, the City received six unique submittals that conveyed the qualifications of several interested entities. The six entities are:

8th & Railroad LLC

Inland Development Partners

Legacy Development & Consulting Company LLC

Lloyd Companies

Pendar Properties/Cherapa

Smart.Visions LLC

An invitation to participate in an upcoming request for proposals is expected to be extended to selected submissions this spring, and the first official development will be announced this summer.

I guess being investigated by a Federal Safety organization doesn’t disqualify you for MORE city projects.

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Downtown Sioux Falls to see some cool changes

l3wis March 22, 2017 3Comments

I need a door hinge, a quart of white paint, a flashlight and a 5th of Old Crow

It’s not often I get excited about changes DTSF, but this week has been full of some fun announcements!

We are finally getting a Hardware store Downtown, something I have been wanting for a very long time. Bravo to ACE and the Nybergs.

But the best surprise was the announcement of the Butterfly House and Aquariums possible move Downtown. Very cool. While they are looking for locations, I think the city should partner with them and provide (or sell) space to them by Falls Park. Either at the Northwest Entrance, across the street from there where the boat repair shop is, or over by the Farmer’s Market. No matter where they choose to put it, hopefully it will be where there is a ton of foot traffic.

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