Commission awards community access grants and tours local projects on bus tour
September 25, 2026 | Transportation, Departments, Departments and Bureaus, Organizations, Executive, South Dakota
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Joanne Hight presented the Department’s recommendations for 2027 Economic Development community access grants and the Commission approved awards to municipalities at the Sept. 22 meeting.
The Department recommended, and the Commission approved, community access grants as listed in the meeting packet: City of Bryant $600,000; City of Hoven $556,200; City of Leola $600,000; City of Parker $600,000. The motion to award the grants was made by Jaf Karim and seconded by Ron Rosenboom; all present voted aye by voice vote.
On Sept. 23 the Commission convened a bus tour, departing the Sioux Falls Area Office at 8 a.m., that visited the 85th Street project, South Veterans Parkway (SVP) project, and the Cliff Avenue project and passed other notable development sites in Sioux Falls before returning to the office. The tour was informational; no votes were taken.
The Department recommended, and the Commission approved, community access grants as listed in the meeting packet: City of Bryant $600,000; City of Hoven $556,200; City of Leola $600,000; City of Parker $600,000. The motion to award the grants was made by Jaf Karim and seconded by Ron Rosenboom; all present voted aye by voice vote.
On Sept. 23 the Commission convened a bus tour, departing the Sioux Falls Area Office at 8 a.m., that visited the 85th Street project, South Veterans Parkway (SVP) project, and the Cliff Avenue project and passed other notable development sites in Sioux Falls before returning to the office. The tour was informational; no votes were taken.
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