The House State Affairs Committee amended and approved House Bill 1029 this morning. HB 1029 updates the environmental and energy-efficiency requirements created in 2008 for the construction and renovation of state buildings. HB 1029 updates South Dakota statute to use…
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House Bill 1051 is a simple appropriations measure, authorizing the construction of a bunch of new projects on our state campuses. But it also authorizes knocking down several buildings to make way for progress. Among the edifices (I want to…
...and other, less important spaces. Last September, Madison High School principal Sharon Knowlton claimed that gym space is as vital to education as science labs. A local fundraising committee agrees with The Displaced Plainsman and me that Knowlton's claim is…
Orland organic ag mogul Charlie Johnson served on the Madison High School renovation committee this summer. That committee discussed the financing and campaign strategy for the new gym and renovation plan on which voters will issue judgment tomorrow. In this…
Contrary to Bob Mercer's confusion, I remain a registered voter in Lake County, like hundreds of other registered voters spend much less time and have much less stake in my home turf. Last week I exercised my right to vote…
Below is an image showing the new gym and high school renovation plan the Madison Central School District proposed last year: Compare that plan with the blueprint the school has provided for its revised new gym and renovation proposal: The…
Madison voters get to decide whether to permit Madison Central School District to float $6.315 million in bonds as part of a proposed $14.5-million new gym and renovation project. Thanks to some changes to the blueprint, that total price tag…
My blog neighbors Jennifer Holsen and Scott Ehrisman have been waging war against the big event center that goes before Sioux Falls voters on November 8. I naturally sympathize with Holsen and Ehrisman and other event center opponents, if for…