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
Latest Blunders
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A Levy?
“There was further discussion of rising costs of contracted materials (gravel), and machine rates. The frequency of maintenance and the volume of gravel top coating have been reduced in recent years in order to “stretch” annual budgets. There will be further discussion in October during an open meeting to discuss setting of the Road District…
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Contact Our State Reps?
Is this an issue we should expect our state senator or reps to weigh in on? Should we mention this to them? Yes, this is absolutely something you should bring to your state senator and representative. Why You Should Contact Them How to Frame It When Contacting Them Keep it professional and principle-based – Good…
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Maintenance vs. Improvement: Why the Difference Matters
The Saddleback Road District recently published a “Ministerial Safety Inspection” document listing various roadway concerns identified during a trustee inspection. Many of the listed items appear to involve ordinary maintenance concerns such as: However, residents have also observed that portions of the roadway have been substantially widened at certain curves and turns — yet those…