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Davis Purcell, Buildings & Grounds director, told the Board the current roof is roughly 18–19 years old and initially the project had been scoped for a full tear-off. Staff recommended replacing the existing PVC membrane with an 80-mil PVC membrane, replacing damaged insulation and wood blocking as necessary, and installing pressure-equalizing vents to address over-pressurization issues rather than adding a vapor barrier.

“We did go out to bid a few weeks back and the low bid was Black Hills Exteriors,” Purcell said. Commissioner Adcock noted early cost estimates ranged from $200,000 to $300,000 but the low bid came in at $156,455; he moved to authorize the award accordingly.

Purcell also described two options for a hydronic (glycol) snow‑melt system at the 900 Concourse main entrance: Option 1 would demo stoops and sidewalks, install PEX piping under new concrete and stub piping into the building for future tie-in; Option 2 would include full mechanical installation (boiler, pumps, controls). Purcell recommended Option 1 to reduce immediate cost and to allow Buildings & Grounds to install interior mechanicals later.

Commissioners approved Option 1, with the motion specifying an $86,160 installation by SECO and future completion of boilers/pumps by county staff. Purcell said piping material would be PEX with glycol to prevent freeze under slab and that boilers would be gas-fired and could be placed in a custodial storage area within the building.

Why it matters: The roof replacement addresses an aging membrane on an occupied county facility used for public safety operations; the snow‑melt system reduces winter maintenance needs and improves ADA access at a north-facing entrance that receives no winter sunlight.

What’s next: Buildings & Grounds will finalize contracts, schedule SECO installation, and plan the interior mechanical work for later phases. Staff noted funding will come from the Buildings & Grounds capital improvement fund and that the department is tracking contingency usage across the larger concourse remodel project.

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Duane Allen, the county’s ordinance/code-enforcement officer, said he has visited the properties repeatedly and left notices; he described limits to enforcement when occupants do not answer doors and when material is behind privacy fencing. “I do get a lot of the… people are living in a camper. I do get a lot of the — the slides are out — you can travel around the county and see a hundred of those,” Allen said, noting that his authority is constrained by budgets and statute.

Megan Kruger of the state’s attorney’s office reviewed legal pathways. She said the county’s ordinance allows three general routes: informal resolution, abatement (with a civil lien assessment) and criminal prosecution. Abatement can proceed when notice requirements are met; however, abatement costs can be substantial and historically have been thousands of dollars. “Typically we give that notice and we do that on properties that have smaller costs for cleanup because of some of that cost limitation that we have,” Kruger said. She said prosecutions require a formal investigation and evidence suitable for criminal court.

Allen said the county’s most recent abatement bid for a similar cleanup was in the $25,000–$30,000 range; he said the county’s abatement budget is small (about $4,000) and he personally has authority to approve abatements up to $1,000. That gap helps explain why some long-running properties remain unresolved; county staff suggested using internal crews (for example, highway department equipment) as an alternative to contracted abatement where feasible.

Commissioners directed staff to take concrete steps: coordinate with the sheriff’s office for a documented knock-and-talk and investigator follow-up on the camper occupancy report, reissue formal notices on visible nuisance conditions, and refer the property that appears immediately hazardous or clearly public in nature to the state’s attorney’s office for legal review of abatement or prosecution options. Kruger and staff said they would begin the process and evaluate whether abatement, lien assessment or prosecution is appropriate.

Why it matters: The complainant said the conditions reduce neighbors’ quality of life and could depress nearby property values. County staff noted that enforcement resources, statutory limits, and abatement costs complicate quick remedies; commissioners asked staff to pursue available legal avenues and return with options.

What’s next: Staff will coordinate a sheriff’s-office inspection and reissue formal notices, consult with the state’s attorney on abatement steps, and report back; the county may use internal crews to reduce contractor expense if the legal route allows it.","A Rapid Valley resident described two neighboring properties he said have been a nuisance for years. County code enforcement, the sheriff's office and the state’s attorney described steps to investigate alleged camper occupancy and begin nuisance abatement procedures on visible property hazards.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":46,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6273598,"Votes at a glance: Pennington County approves annexation, liquor licenses, contracts and vouchers",726,309000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2998943-e8fb70a8a2f67eb79188b35ffbec700f&start=309&end=1035","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2998943-e8fb70a8a2f67eb79188b35ffbec700f/thumbnail_309000.jpg","/articles/6273598/Pennington-County/South-Dakota/Votes-at-a-glance-Pennington-County-approves-annexation-liquor-licenses-contracts-and-vouchers","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6273598-405683fa61cad3b7f7783a3337b5e5e1/orig.mp4?Expires=1770990259&Signature=RFee7i5VaoNfdFiqJ7uHDB13iTtDea-MmAGPIgc6~7CcoXE8OQ64mMGud2txtQj--Z5gi50x-gR59J3HIWJMBQbNiMJ8UmY70dln2uPY2PbTuf6OYmiy3hVyGS7gx~cMVGH5QVMN291vCOgek2r237UVsQ72eFWDm2sXboppSh8sbSyLPu69CIGscPkP78hjb5meBU9lzN2s9Zwi4Umo-bxV6VBEbF87jCvIP5T0~bHsE56lcFnZagQy2DWUgDyxzf4qndGe0s8Vf9kwMyPmN1DJckWcBe2T5CMmj5qQjv8T9Ybun6ORGrlXZxo6UYMBS751yxbB8sX6qFCgtiytQg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Pennington County commissioners handled several routine and substantive items on April 15, approving an annexation, liquor-license actions, two facilities contracts, a pharmacy lease and voucher payments.

Key outcomes

- Annexation: The Board approved Annexation Request 25AN002 near Old Folsom Road and Lamb Road that ties the parcel to the adjacent Black Hills Industrial Center and Rapid City. The motion to approve was made by Commissioner Hadcock and seconded by Commissioner Drews; the Board voted to approve the annexation.

- Liquor licenses: The Board approved a transfer of a package off-sale liquor license from Johnson’s Siding General Store (JSGS LLC) to Country Store at the Forks (Selmaq Oil LLC) and approved a new retail on- and off-sale wine and cider license for The Prairie Dog Taproom in Folsom Ranch Crossing. Motions were approved unanimously.

- Buildings & Grounds contracts: The Board awarded the public safety building roof replacement contract to Black Hills Exteriors for $156,455 (low bidder) and approved the partial hydronic snow-melt installation at 900 Concourse (Option 1) to be performed by SECO for $86,160 with future completion of boilers/pumps by Buildings & Grounds. Motions carried unanimously.

- Human services lease: The Board approved an agreement with Genoa Healthcare LLC to operate a pharmacy in the Pivot Point building; staff said the tenant began lease payments March 1 and that pharmacy services will be available to Human Services clients and the public.

- Vouchers: Two voucher motions passed. The Board approved payment to Rose Inn LLC in the amount of $360 (Commissioner Hadcock abstained). The Board then approved the remaining vouchers totaling $5,031,382.30; motion carried.

Votes and abstentions: Most items were adopted unanimously. The payments to Rose Inn LLC were approved with Commissioner Hadcock recorded as abstaining; other motions were recorded as “all in favor” with no recorded negative votes.

Why it matters: The annexation expands territory coordinated with Rapid City and supports industrial development at the Black Hills Industrial Center. The roof and snow-melt contracts address county facility maintenance and accessibility at a public entrance; the pharmacy lease brings on-site medication access for Human Services clients.

For the record: Several items were discussed in more detail (see related articles for the planning/data-center discussion and public nuisance concerns raised during public comment). This roundup lists formal actions recorded in the meeting minutes.","At its April 15 meeting the Pennington County Board of Commissioners approved an annexation near Lamb Road, multiple liquor-license actions, a roof-repair contract, a hydronic snow-melt installation (partial), a lease agreement with Genoa Healthcare LLC and voucher payments totaling more than $5 million.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6273602,"Pennington County commissioners deny temporary zoning ordinance for data centers after extended discussion",2255,1968000,4223000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2998943-e8fb70a8a2f67eb79188b35ffbec700f&start=1968&end=4223","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2998943-e8fb70a8a2f67eb79188b35ffbec700f/thumbnail_1968000.jpg","/articles/6273602/Pennington-County/South-Dakota/Pennington-County-commissioners-deny-temporary-zoning-ordinance-for-data-centers-after-extended-discussion","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6273602-fe851e2e4ff4893a4a567e95e10eda9a/orig.mp4?Expires=1770990259&Signature=CPicUCllNrFtObYN~HZsqCCFVdgTMxwBLZ5ZXgv4ILT6OSDpaL6D7Iq3MUUDSAa1FOEfDV8OzlJnqr7Oizu0rMOCU9UDRcZxox0G5r4RApONwIiOX9HFzsHLqct6vRQSl6HMiD0KFJRMOghSZ-Cyqii0F-20fWy47-iX66g90sr8NmD-WaG3FDFDttAZrzDPcNt3k99TVZ4YQ1pZ1kvXKnhFZO~~6d5CCcyLQ1pYeeZAmKZ~wWKF18~EVeFMZh-1lWrBqbycBdtUItKNS4M9m2SjkDTIlwm~0CCQglXn80U12kTmUrGtc0YWvFzOLjwmv-fbO0qUvzv0D9THlxZqMA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Pennington County Board of Commissioners voted 4-1 on April 15 to deny Ordinance No. 797, a proposed temporary zoning ordinance that would have paused data-center applications in county zoning districts while staff wrote permanent rules.

Planning Director Brittney Molitor told commissioners the pause was intended to “allow for some thoughtful planning,” to give staff time to incorporate utility-provider comments and ensure large facilities would come before the Board rather than only the Planning Commission. “We do have an ordinance that we're trying to work through,” Molitor said, adding that the county lacked an existing ordinance with standards for siting and utilities.

The proposal drew extensive comment from county staff, water and utility providers, business groups and economic development representatives. Jason Tennyson, assistant planning director, said he had contacted planners in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and other communities for lessons learned. “They are on the cutting edge of data centers down there,” Tennyson said.

Rusty Schmidt of the Rapid Valley Sanitary District told the board that water demands for large facilities can be high but that modern designs and high recovery rates can make development feasible. “The water demand is astronomical with them,” Schmidt said, describing how a 50-megawatt facility could use on the order of hundreds of gallons per minute and noting that high-recovery closed-loop systems can greatly reduce new water needs.

Garth Wadsworth of Elevate Rapid City urged caution about adopting a short pause. “Site selectors for these data-center projects have a long list of communities,” he said, warning that a pause could cause companies to drop Pennington County from consideration. He also praised planning staff for rapid progress on draft language.

Commission debate reflected those competing concerns. Supporters of a pause cited the need for clear county standards because existing rules treat data centers as conditional uses that would be decided only by the Planning Commission. Molitor said that lack of county-level review “is a concern…because of the size of these type of centers and the utilities that are needed.” Opponents worried the moratorium language and a six-month pause could deter projects before staff finished rulemaking.

A motion to adopt a temporary ordinance failed for lack of a second. Later in the meeting a separate motion to deny Ordinance No. 797 passed 4-1. The transcript does not record individual yes/no votes by name for that final tally.

The planning department said it expects to advertise and bring a permanent ordinance through the Planning Commission and then to the Board for approval; staff estimated advertising for Planning Commission consideration within a few weeks. Molitor and Tennyson said they had already collected comments from utilities and other providers and planned to route draft language to the state's attorney for review.

Why it matters: counties have limited direct authority over utilities, but siting rules affect water, sewer, transport and county-level land-use outcomes. Commissioners said they want standards that protect community infrastructure while remaining visible to prospective investors.

What’s next: Staff will continue drafting ordinance language and consult utilities and other jurisdictions; the Board indicated it expects that work to move quickly and that it can rescind any future temporary pause early if permanent rules are adopted.

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