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Rapid City committee adopts resolution to limit banners on light poles, seeks agreements for veteran banners
Summary
Finance Committee approved Resolution 2025-042 to freeze non-city banners on light-pole mounts pending policy work; veterans’ banners will be discussed and a formal agreement sought, officials warned about viewpoint-discrimination risks for outside groups.
The Rapid City Finance Committee on April 16, 2025, approved Resolution No. 2025-042, which establishes a city policy to refocus banners on city messaging and freeze new outside-group applications for banners attached to light poles while staff develops formal agreements and procedures.
City Attorney Joel Landin told the committee the resolution responds to concerns that some banners have been installed without legal authority. “I think it's the mayor's hope that we can get kind of the banner mounts refocused on governmental and official…
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