Spearfish is renewing its push to annex the Upper and Lower Valley, the populous yet tranquil and quasi-agricultural neighborhood on the north side of town between Black Hills State University and Exits 8 and 10 of Interstate 29 (see map…
Posts tagged as “Lawrence County”
Let's compare the price of engaging in certain activities across South Dakota. The Madison City Commission last night approved a quintupling of licensing fees. Plumbers, sidewalk builders, and electricians must now pay the City of Madison $100 to engage in…
Last February, the state authorized Lawrence County to spend its $1.8-million mine severance tax fund on its battle against the mountain pine beetle. The county was already on the verge of using up the half million in private donations and…
Charmaine White Face inspired my latest online column in South Dakota Magazine. Her public testimony to the Lawrence County Commission against the Deadwood Standard Project got me thinking about the intersecting lessons of our efforts to dig for more gold…
Here is the most impressive part of the Lawrence County Commission's decision yesterday to delay its approval of the Deadwood Standard Project: The Lawrence County Commission is made up of five Republicans. Wealthy businessmen, including tourism icon and DSP partner…
I'm at Deadwood City Hall, covering the Lawrence County Commission hearing on the Deadwood Standard Project proposal to mine for gold in Spearfish Canyon. I've been Tweeting public comment from proponents and opponents... Only to have Twitter go bonkers on…
Last month, the Lawrence County Commission delayed action on a conditional use permit for Valentine Mining's Deadwood Standard Project, a gold mine proposed for just over the east rim of scenic Spearfish Canyon. That month is up: tomorrow's (Tuesday, August…
Let's hear it for not rushing: despite a unanimous do-dig recommendation from its planning and zoning committee earlier this month, the Lawrence County Commission yesterday said it needs another month to think about permitting Valentine Mining to dig up Spearfish…