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The ‘Mysterious’ Tre Ministries Project

l3wis October 21, 2025 4Comments

Ephesians 4:25

Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another.

I guess this is what JC said about transparency, and it’s good. JC really was the Dale Carnegie of 2,000 years ago!

This brings us to the former historic gas station and pot shop corporate headquarters on 18th and Minnesota, you know, the location of really expensive groceries and a employee discriminatory sandwich shop and who can forget the vape shop turned Noem campaign headquarters or the low class windshield shop where workers yell at me like cavemen when I ride my bike thru the parking lot.

Tre has changed plans many times with historic designations, running out of investors and now with a street closure and redevelopment plan that includes an office building on a residential street. Huh?

Originally we were told the city was giving them an interest free deferred loan (doesn’t have to be paid back), which would be awful. I believe the Planning Commission did approve it but I get lost with the council, which I think approved it also. But then it was revealed that Tre paid for it themselves (FF: 1:41:00). So was the council aware of this? If so, when were they going to tell the public? How does an approval process happen then behind the scenes another arrangement is made? If a demo contract needs to be canceled, the council MUST approve that cancellation in a public meeting. There are many shady levels to this project including a city councilor intimately involved with the project (maybe financially) not recusing themself from the discussion, which is an ethics violation even if HE is NOT involved in the final vote.

This administration is playing fast and loose with the law, but hey, look at the leader of the party, 50 shades of orange.

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Country Club needs public street for more parking

l3wis October 21, 2025 2Comments

First, let’s start with transparency. During Item #26’s public hearing in which a private applicant was asking to change parking to diagonal on a public street no where in the meeting did they say who it was and it was presented by the Public Works department. One would assume it is for ONE of the country clubs but all that was said at the meeting was it was ‘for the country club’. Well guess what, both clubs are on that street, so which one? Also, while I don’t oppose the parking change since it is a weird street that only those d-bags use, I found the excuse from the mysterious applicant that they didn’t have ‘land available’ for more parking. Ridiculous! All the country clubs have is LAND! And acres and acres of it! Also, if you don’t have the ‘land’ for additional parking, why not just buy the street/land from the city and make it your own private parking lot? Just another bailout to the rich who don’t need it. I would have said, “You want the land for parking? Then buy it and pay property taxes on it, otherwise, talk to yah later.” and this is what it is about, they want property tax free parking and the council rolled over like old ewes to give it to them, BAAAAAAAA!

Only Curtist the Blurtist voted against it, and my assumption was because he didn’t want taxpayers footing the bill for country club parking. Duh.

I have been enjoying Curt’s rebellion, but don’t fool yourself, this is about supporting a mayoral campaign. Heels thinks he supports her, but me thinks he is Huether’s lap dog*. But Mike may be running for Congress as an Indy. Extra weird. But when you have a corrupt AG vs. a Cajun chef he may have a chance.

*In order for Huether to successfully take the mayorship he must show that the past 8 years of Poops have been worse (I am not going there!) And all Curtist is doing is propping up Mike by dissenting the current administration. I told someone if Curt was so concerned about these things, why didn’t he bring them up 7 years ago? Hey Curt, you are NOT fooling anyone!

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The City of Sioux Falls is hiring an Assistant Planning Director

l3wis October 21, 2025 0Comments

When you read the job listing all it says is that the city is hiring an ‘assistant director’ without specifying the department. Once you scroll down to the bottom you figure out from job qualifications they are looking for an assistant director. Currently, Kevin Smith is the Assistant Director of the Planning Department, unless he has already ‘left’ or is planning on retirement it seems this person would be his replacement.

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Why doesn’t the city own it’s own mil grinder?

l3wis October 21, 2025 0Comments

While chatting with different employees in the Sioux Falls Public Works department they seem surprised the city would be buying used maintainers for snowplowing and spending that much money for equipment that is essentially only used for plowing snow. Maybe this would be the reason why we have leased for so long?

I also asked about collection times and if they would be effected. They told me NO because they pull drivers from Parks and Rec and other departments like Water, and Fire.

But I guess the large purchase irks the employees because they have been begging the city purchases it’s own mil grinder (I probably have the name of the equipment wrong, but what it basically does is grind down a street a few inches for resurfacing). I guess the city leases the equipment and they have trouble getting it because other contractors are also leasing it at the same time they want to use it. Employees have told me it would save taxpayers $$$ and would be more convenient for our Public Works department. As one employee said to me, “And we get a heckuva a lot more streets fixed, faster.” So while $9 million for some snowplows may be a worthy investment, it seems the city’s priorities once again are whacked!

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A Dirty Old Man has Plans

l3wis October 21, 2025 4Comments

Years ago a good friend who is about 4 years younger then our president told me a joke. He says, “You know what the difference between an old man and a dirty old man is? . . . . An old man has memories, a dirty old man has plans.” This describes our prezzo perfectly. Most 80 year old politicians are only trying to create a legacy, this guy is looking for world dominance. Seems like a strange thing to want when you wear diapers and decorate the Whitehouse like an Old West whore house.

Speaking of the Orange Menace, I found his manure spreader fighter jet video humorous. I said, “He is finally telling us what he really thinks of us.” It was like he was playing a joke on himself and didn’t realize it. I think a counter video should of been made so when he hits the drop bottom a giant turd explodes in his face and the airplane drops a load on the Kremlin.

The ‘Mysterious’ Tre Ministries Project

Ephesians 4:25

Country Club needs public street for more parking

The City of Sioux Falls is hiring an Assistant Planning Director

Why doesn’t the city own it’s own mil grinder?

A Dirty Old Man has Plans

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UPDATE II: Sioux Falls City Councilor could be facing ethics violations after tonight’s vote on Tre Ministries project

UPDATE: City Council Agenda (Dec 2-3)

Seems we are a we bit behind on snow plowing