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Votes at a glance: committee approves ordinance, national settlement participation, BID creation and legacy trail grant match
Summary
The committee approved a municipal ordinance amendment, authorized joining the Purdue opioid settlement, introduced a new business improvement district and approved a state grant application with local match for the Legacy Trail project.
At its Aug. 27 meeting the Rapid City Legal and Finance Committee approved several routine but consequential items in addition to larger TIF actions.
Ordinance amendment to municipal code: On second reading the committee approved Ordinance No. 6685, an amendment to the Rapid City Municipal Code that adds chapter 8.54 to prohibit the purchase, sale or offering for sale of “gas station heroin and related products” (as described in the ordinance text presented at the meeting). The committee approved the ordinance on a motion; no named opposition was recorded in the meeting minutes for this item.
Opioid settlement participation: The committee authorized the mayor to sign documentation allowing the city to join the Purdue Pharma direct opioid settlement. The…
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