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Pennington County delays snow-removal and vehicle-towing changes after legal review
Summary
Commissioners debated proposed changes that would allow county towing during qualifying snow events and expand county authority to remove vehicles from rights-of-way, but the state attorney warned counties lack some municipal authority; board deferred ordinance revisions to January and directed staff to pursue outreach and legislative options.
Commissioners spent a lengthy portion of the meeting discussing proposed changes to ordinances intended to improve snow removal and public-safety responses in Rapid Valley and other unincorporated areas. County staff introduced an amendment that would define a qualifying "snow event," allow removal of vehicles that impede snow removal and clarify penalties for depositing snow in rights-of-way.
Tyler Sobczak, Pennington County state's attorney, advised the…
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