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Councilmembers unanimously approved a special-event permit for the Silver Dollar event scheduled to begin Aug. 16 and run into the early hours of Aug. 17 on Main Street between Second and Third streets. The permit, which the police chief signed off on, covers an indoor/outdoor tournament and street dance.

The council also approved a series of brown-bag permits for events at Legion Field pickleball and tennis courts (Aug. 24) and at the A. H. Brown Library (dates through December). A short-term rental license for Mary and Chris Fried (an Airbnb property) was approved after staff confirmed insurance, inspection and ordinance requirements were met.

Councilmembers granted a building mover license and approved an application to move a building on city streets; the planned route will enter from the highway, proceed down Fifth Avenue, curve on Railroad and head up Sixth Avenue East to a dead end. Staff said affected utilities and agencies, including MDU, had signed off on the route.

In personnel business, the council approved hiring Ricky Lee Medina as a police officer at $24.36 per hour, effective Aug. 18, 2025.

The meeting included a public hearing and council discussion on Resolution No. 25-09, a request to waive the city’s sidewalk requirement for a specific property. One councilmember argued the city had been requiring sidewalks for improvements in the neighborhood and said the council has “traditionally held its guns on that.” A motion \"not to approve\" the resolution passed on roll call.

Why it matters: The approvals clear the way for planned public events and private projects while the denial of the sidewalk-waiver request reaffirms the council’s position on requiring sidewalk and curb improvements as part of certain development or improvement projects.

Votes at a glance: Silver Dollar special-event permit — approved (unanimous). Brown-bag permits — approved (unanimous). Short-term rental license (Mary and Chris Fried) — approved (unanimous). Building mover license and move-on-streets application — approved (unanimous). Police hire (Ricky Lee Medina) — approved (unanimous). Resolution 25-09 (waive sidewalk requirement) — motion to not approve passed (unanimous).

The council also accepted routine items including the city’s financial reports and an audit acceptance notice from the South Dakota Legislative Audit.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","August 13, 2025 Mobridge City Council Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","The Mobridge City Council on Aug. 13 approved permits for an upcoming downtown event, multiple community permits and a police hire, and rejected a request to waive a sidewalk requirement.","taxTitle","Mobridge, Walworth County, South Dakota","taxId",74368,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6488456,"Mobridge council approves nearly $1 million pay request for water main, signs off on treatment-plant and intake repairs",281,187000,468000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5576828-fab18cd12491774f7f86a70fb4660ad2&start=187&end=468","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5576828-fab18cd12491774f7f86a70fb4660ad2/thumbnail_187000.jpg","/articles/6488456/Mobridge/Walworth-County/South-Dakota/Mobridge-council-approves-nearly-1-million-pay-request-for-water-main-signs-off-on-treatment-plant-and-intake-repairs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6488456-e0bde6e598ff0d7fde851f5ebe553322/orig.mp4?Expires=1775258733&Signature=OU1Gh60NGiiPQoMfCeq~1J1nnd-RrtphBJ7cfssP56hVnoURDG-FDR-mXIeJS9tnuV4Ahj4LxIyWgiCV0ZGq0pj4djlJYJZvJ~aX1YJ4LhCUCLQG8lC~STi18DScArSjFQ~JCYBGZGCmPNoOLT64MSOwrJaLSlSBPDKJXE7OHpZQrWy1RZaBc~UCRsZNVVQLag9f0J9wSR~C5MPqdDUaDwTZZS5KKn7oGVoP8MmF0AcGKOOU5oFOGkvgSOH4AITbOlhn3CyoofL~JOisi4q464tkbXnE3Wqx6KitrBWNJ~NopLnASuPpqQDITWzKOK0kGEffKsNvvlspQ2StT5h1Vw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","MOBRIDGE, S.D. — The Mobridge City Council on Aug. 13 approved three payments tied to ongoing water-system projects, moving forward on a long-running water main and tank project, work at the city’s water treatment plant and repairs at the intake.

Michael Gordon, with Moore Engineering, told the council that pay request No. 5 from Crow River LLC for $998,973.49 covers the contractor’s work on the water main that runs from the cemetery north to the golf course and is “near complete.” Gordon said most of the remaining work is touch-up and that the linked tank contract — with Preload LLC — remains several months from completion. “They’re probably 1 to 2 months more out until their completion,” Gordon said of the contractor handling the tank.

Councilmembers also approved pay request No. 5 to Muth Electric LLC for $45,445.50 for electrical work at the Northwest water treatment plant. Gordon said the contractor has been running conduit and wiring for actuators and other equipment inside the plant.

Separately, the council approved $67,250 to replace two pumps and three check valves at the water intake. A city staff member overseeing the request told the council the pumps are replaced on a roughly 60,000-hour schedule and that replacing two now will allow the city to defer two other rehabilitations. “Without these pumps, we don’t get water,” the staff member said.

All three measures were moved, seconded and approved on roll call.

Why it matters: The three approvals keep a multi-contract project moving toward completion and fund repairs that city staff said are critical to maintaining water service. The council’s action funds both near-complete main-line work and shorter-term equipment replacements while the concrete tank portion of the project remains under construction.

Details: Gordon said the water-main contract covers transmission line work up to the new tank site; the tank contractor has poured most walls but needs to complete structural and finishing work. The approved electrical request covers last month’s work inside the treatment plant. The pump and valve request will replace two pumps (upper and lower level) and three check valves at the intake.

The council did not set new deadlines; Gordon’s schedule comments indicated the tank work could take another two to three months before completion.

What’s next: City staff will continue to process remaining pay requests as contractors finish work and will return to council if additional authorization is required.","The Mobridge City Council on Aug. 13 approved three pay requests tied to ongoing water infrastructure work: $998,973.49 to Crow River LLC for water main work, $45,445.50 to Muth Electric for treatment-plant electrical work and $67,250 for replacement pumps and check valves at the intake.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6488443,"Mobridge resident asks council to waive unpaid rental fee to get building permit; council cites ordinance",147,1743000,1890000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5576828-fab18cd12491774f7f86a70fb4660ad2&start=1743&end=1890","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5576828-fab18cd12491774f7f86a70fb4660ad2/thumbnail_1743000.jpg","/articles/6488443/Mobridge/Walworth-County/South-Dakota/Mobridge-resident-asks-council-to-waive-unpaid-rental-fee-to-get-building-permit-council-cites-ordinance","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6488443-cc21451334c899dac8d3c670b2dc6624/orig.mp4?Expires=1775258733&Signature=OGL3Xswawlvc7NE-OBNJg0ayaGKzrb~vIEnBUzGrTYGjr05ZPq4DhF~tRg5G~aFtQOybaglDcHfen2RRDM3~l1VaQF4QbDsh2~ihEuvlnYRajkOvIqfWCC2brfjItO0qUKH5kxUtEL2wkZ6JzZGQzDRaUQ-OZ2wlMCAnqj~UideKwMVz6-8t-Cf-pQXHkbOz1uiEC~t3iSZjVggOO6qdWgQVE9ZHVJUH~yOKO2KmxbHwRLBhca~LI7qV0B29mmwa1X9rYHKBsaYklXP~IrSp6QlDrQheREFqWyglpxfqyEMuhwTaILrTuDTCdNUiUFvg6n5k6xzplzdqnGA4ltM72A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","MOBRIDGE, S.D. — Property owner Bill Stickney asked the Mobridge City Council on Aug. 13 to allow issuance of a building permit for a yard structure even though a $21 monthly fee tied to a former rental unit remains unpaid.

Stickney said he owns two houses on Fifth Avenue West, one a former rental, and that he does not plan to rent the property again. Because the rental account shows an outstanding balance, city staff said the building permit could not be issued. “I would like the balance to go away,” Stickney told the council, but he acknowledged that he understood council members may be bound by ordinance.

City staff and councilmembers explained the ordinance requires owners to pay the minimum availability charge for water and sewer when the utility is available to a lot; the rule is intended to distribute infrastructure costs among property owners. Staff noted the code also includes a provision allowing the city council to grant a permit upon a showing of good cause. The council said it would not take the matter up as a formal vote that night because it was not on the agenda; staff said they would review the ordinance language and return options to the council if the owner requested a formal hearing.

Why it matters: The case highlights an enforcement provision the council uses to collect utility availability charges and shows the limited circumstances under which the council can waive those charges or grant a building permit despite an outstanding balance.

Outcome: No action was taken; staff said they would revisit the ordinance language and provide follow-up options if the matter is formally requested for council consideration.","Property owner Bill Stickney asked the council to allow a building permit despite an outstanding $21 monthly rental-unit fee balance. City staff and council members said the city ordinance generally bars permitting when balances are owed but allows the council to grant permits for good cause; no vote occurred.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6488447,"Area 4 Senior Nutrition requests $6,000 from Mobridge after state cuts, warns of tighter meal eligibility",341,1191000,1532000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5576828-fab18cd12491774f7f86a70fb4660ad2&start=1191&end=1532","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5576828-fab18cd12491774f7f86a70fb4660ad2/thumbnail_1191000.jpg","/articles/6488447/Mobridge/Walworth-County/South-Dakota/Area-4-Senior-Nutrition-requests-6000-from-Mobridge-after-state-cuts-warns-of-tighter-meal-eligibility","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6488447-aa7d41a5420d5b4158de99484d836db1/orig.mp4?Expires=1775258733&Signature=nvFV3Y3nOYViMfFdIsqnCNR6OD0hfLZJEoKQJwRM8D46zoMaqtyHtqmIu1gdqzylnptPArvfK0JqXDB0idCGRqqHAzLU1msze4v3OhmW0PUToPQvHEQkqF9zhSh4LEn3IQsUIYjJXNC1v8at9pcEvHXGMhU~ZKcvRs7iiduPMSGWLY0poskNxdJawXD-0KCVrt3NBOj8ggNYzFZsFH--wQocx7W1vUWPJjqg~q46tSrI0XclA4HONl3qNbqASecuydUozt9jdn56VtYL8l51tht7imT~ZVVvOzPglB12yPbvoZNlI4nqRAK5YeVFq73UkBU4IKOiimNUHTvS7JVFYQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","MOBRIDGE, S.D. — Marla Keys, a representative of Area 4 Senior Nutrition, asked the Mobridge City Council on Aug. 13 for $6,000 to help the nonprofit meet a required 10% cash match after she said the state cut roughly $250,000 from the program’s budget.

Area 4, which Keys said operates from a corporate office in Aberdeen and serves about 21,200 meals annually across roughly two dozen communities, provides both congregate and home-delivered meals. Keys told the council the program’s budget is about $3.2 million and that about 85% of its grant funding is federal with 15% state. “This year, we had the unfortunate information received 3 weeks ago that they are cutting a quarter of a million dollars from our budget,” Keys said.

Keys said Mobridge receives 25–40 congregate meals daily at the senior center and 30–40 home-delivered meals per day, and that the program’s meals are dietitian-approved to meet one-third of daily nutrition standards. She said the program’s suggested donation is $5 but that the city’s average donation recently was $2.19 per meal, leaving a shortfall when federal/state match and operating costs are considered.

Area 4 told the council it had planned to contribute $1,875 toward the city-requested match but is asking the city to increase its contribution to $6,000 to cover the shortfall following the state reduction. Keys said the agency has asked the state Department of Human Services for details on the cut and that any restored funding would not likely occur under the current administration, according to the agency’s response.

Why it matters: The request affects older residents who receive meals for nutrition and socialization. Area 4 warned that the state cut could tighten eligibility rules for home-delivered meals, which would reduce service to homebound residents unless local support fills the funding gap.

Council discussion: Councilmembers asked about prior city contributions and prospects for restored state funding. Staff and council members said the request will be considered during the city’s budgeting process.

Outcome: This was a funding request; the council did not vote on an appropriation at the Aug. 13 meeting.","Marla Keys, representing Area 4 Senior Nutrition, told the Mobridge City Council the nonprofit needs $6,000 from the city after a $250,000 state funding cut and said stricter eligibility could reduce home-delivered meals to vulnerable residents.","actionData","errors"]

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