As mentioned in the previous section, South Dakota has a section of codified laws referred to as “Open Meeting Laws” and they are likely a bonanza for you if you are looking for ammo. We’ve tried to tell our trustees that there are rules they have to follow and that they can’t just walk down…
They have to be one of the most asinine ideas ever. Take a bunch of people who know nothing about roads, laws, leadership or ethics and let them create a little quasi-government. What could possibly go wrong? Of course the people who like them likely have a lot to gain by others subsidizing their road…
You may recall that the day after the road was ripped up, I called the sheriff’s department to report it. Again, yes, we figured that they would assume this was a civil matter, even though we didn’t. But we still needed to have a report. The deputy came out, took pics, talked to me and…
Well, let’s start with the ‘pros’, as there aren’t that many. If you live on a road that requires maintenance- say grading and maybe some gravel and you and a couple neighbors are paying out of pocket for those things, then yes… maybe it’s a good idea for you. When you create a Road District…
Normally I would not get giddy over somebody’s mistakes, but gotta say, discovering these definitely put a pep in my step. And it will for you too, when you find your own. Every mistake is a potential kill switch, depending on how big it is. AND… you don’t need every single issue to pan out….
So, as mentioned, the 4 of us just wanted out of this road district. We simply did not want the same things as the rest of the district. We didn’t want wider roads or being accomplices to a never ending series of misdemeanors. The Saddleback Road District Board made it clear that they were not…
My brother had been telling me to write something up so that the Board was aware of everything we knew. I thought that was a bad idea, as they would not respond logically. He thought that if Matthew Christensen got a physical folder with an overview of information… because he was certain Matt didn’t know…
June 22- In May, as stated above, the board wanted to have a meeting with us. It was clear they were not actually taking us seriously. We said no. Then they contacted Joel, my neighbor, and asked again for a meeting with him. They possibly thought he would ‘be more reasonable.’ We talked beforehand and…
May 14- The new secretary of the board sent us an email inviting us to a meeting. Now at least they were suggesting a public place, but it would still be an illegal meeting. I cannot count the number of times I’ve suggested they read the codified laws, and their response is lets have an…
The pics took up enough space that I thought they might need their own post. I do still have the video, but I think I need to host it on youtube and then link here. And I haven’t uploaded it yet. These are the pics provided to the Deputy. These pics were not really OF…
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