Residents raise access and signage issues during public comment
Summary
Public commenters asked the Commission to address a section-line access issue, faded road-district signage and damaged ditches allegedly caused by a fiber installation; commissioners directed processes for planning and owner responsibilities and advised contacting the utility for repairs.
During the public comment period, Lea Anne McWhorter said she would monitor minutes from the Property Tax Task Force meeting held Aug. 12–13 and noted an upcoming Sept. 22 meeting in Pierre. Gary Vogelsang described a section-line access problem where a road diverts through a section line to his property and asked how to open that section line; Commissioner Craig Hindle explained the process begins with the Planning Department and Planning Commission approval before the county Commission can act.
David Reid raised multiple road issues: faded road-district signage (which he was told is the road district’s responsibility to replace), approaches installed without culverts, permit-fee allocations that don’t benefit road districts and ditches damaged by a Golden West fiber installation; he was advised to contact Golden West to arrange repairs. The Commission clarified it must follow state law when classifying owner-occupied property for tax purposes.
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