Saddleback Road District
Where a whole lot of shenanigans is going on.
This site publishes official public records and offers opinion and satire regarding public officials and matters of public concern. All opinions are protected speech under the First Amendment.
This site is a blog-style sequence of events concerning our rogue road district. While this site carries all the news of this district, it also serves as ‘beware’, for anybody else involved in a road district, other special district or is possibly on the verge of getting roped into one. If you are a regular Joe, living in South Dakota, and feel you are at your wits end dealing with a local governmental body and can’t get help, this site can support your pro se venture and provide some guides. And you can live vicariously through my process and rants and snark. If you don’t have snark and grit, you may not make it through the ordeal.
It does not take a majority to prevail… but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men.
~Samuel Adams
The Latest
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What is a Document Dump?
A “document dump” is generally understood as: The production of a large volume of documents, often containing information that is irrelevant, duplicative, already known, or difficult to navigate, in a way that makes it difficult to identify whether the requested information was actually provided. The term is often used in public records, discovery, and government…
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An Update From the District
The Board President recently distributed an email to all district landowners regarding the public records requests discussed at the May 26 Special Meeting. Attached to that email was the response prepared by the District’s newly retained attorney. Because the District chose to distribute the response to all landowners, we believe it is appropriate to briefly…
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From Discussion to Decision: Where Is the Missing Step?
One of the recurring challenges when reviewing Saddleback Road District records is determining exactly when a discussion becomes a decision. A recent example involves the installation of culvert and corner markers. The First Mention The May 2026 Annual Meeting minutes state that: Custer County will provide more safety marker signs to post over culverts. That…