Letter to the Editors- asked to be published anonymously. A Letter From Someone Who Has Been Quietly Watching I have been watching this fight for quite a while without saying much. I know people on both sides. I read the emails. I read the website. I hear the conversations. And I have watched this little…
9/6/2026 9:57 AM Package boxes All, I’ve received a couple questions regarding the installation of lockable package delivery boxes down at the Saddleback mailbox area……. Question #1: Could lockable package delivery boxes be installed to reduce some of the delivery vehicle traffic on our road and also reduce possible theft? Answer: I’m not aware of…
A recent post suggested: ‘I have not found that authority in Chapter 31-12A. And I would not let them answer merely: “SDCL 9-43-138.” The next question is: Show us the provision in Chapter 31-12A that authorizes a county road district to use §9-43-138 as an annual flat per-landowner operating levy.‘ So we thought perhaps we…
As emails are often forwarded more than once to get to us, we will likely start copy/pasting rather than taking screenshots that we then redact on a separate platform. Please understand that when we copy/paste, we are not doing the Bob Hummel version, but a real copy/paste, and we just delete some info that we…
You’re right—I didn’t address §3.5, and I should have, because it may be one of the most questionable statements in the entire document. On page 1, §3.5 says: “The Road District has voted to fund operations through an annual flat per landowner levy in Special Assessment District 113, collected by Custer County…” The phrase I…
The following was submitted by a reader from another road district in the northern Black Hills. The author asked to remain anonymous. I stumbled across this website while researching South Dakota road districts. At first, I assumed the issues discussed here were unique to Saddleback Road District. I honestly thought this was simply a dispute…
Attorney General Jackley’s 2026 Legislative Bills Become Law July 1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, June 29, 2026 Contact: Tony Mangan,Communications Director, 605-773-6878 PIERRE, S.D. – All 10 of South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley’s bills that he proposed during the 2026 legislative session officially become law Wednesday, July 1. The measures were approved by legislators and signed by…
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…
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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