NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT: The Board of County Commissioners in and for the County of Sanborn in the City of Woonsocket, South Dakota, on the 1st day of August, 2023, at the hour of 10:00 a.m., in the Sanborn County Courthouse in the County Commissioners Meeting Room, will meet in regular session to consider the application for a Temporary Alcoholic Beverage License for the Forestburg Melon Festival to operate outside of a municipality on August 19, 2023.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN THAT any person, persons, or their attorney may appear at said scheduled public hearing and present objections, if any there be.

Dated at Woonsocket, S.D., this 14th day of July, 2023

Kami Moody

Sanborn County Auditor

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RESOLUTION FOR OPT-OUT

THE GOVERNING BOARD OF RAVENNA TOWNSHIP do state that the above said board is unable to operate under the tax limitation measure currently in statute. We therefore OPT OUT of such tax limitation in the amount of $14,999, starting with the calendar year 2023 taxes payable in the calendar year 2024. This opt out will be for five years, which will be through taxes payable in the calendar year 2028. This action has been taken by the board and approved by at least two-thirds vote of the board.

This decision may be referred to a vote of the people upon a petition signed by at least five percent of the registered voters in the district and filed with the governing body within twenty days of the first publication of this decision.

Unless this action is referred to a vote of the people and reversed by such vote, this resolution authorizes the county auditor to spread an excess levy to raise tax dollars in the above stated amount.

KELLY Y. OLSON

Board Charman

WALTER COPE

Board Member

RANDY COPE

Board Member

JUDY G. FREDRICHS

Board Clerk

Dated July 10, 2023.

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Mayor Mark Chada called the June 19th, 2023, meeting to order with Angie Larson, Sean Gromer, and Angie Meier in attendance. 

A motion was made by Larson, seconded by Gromer, carried, to approve June 5th, 2023, minutes as read.

A motion was made by Gromer, seconded by  Larson, carried, to approve the financials as presented.

Old Business:

D. VanOverschelde talked with the board about new Rossy Park signs, moving the flagpole, a bike rack, and some outlets at the community center. 

1. The Rossy Park signs were very faded and have been taken down. LCDF is going to put in for a grant to purchase four more signs and then they will have Gromer install them once they have them. 

2. The flag pole by the community center will be taken down and moved to the ballpark. 

3. D. VanOverschelde had a bike rack given to her. She is going to clean the bike rack and donate it to be placed at Rossy Park for the kids to use for their bikes. 

4. D. VanOverschelde also talked to the board about some outlets being loose at the community center.  Chada is going to look into them and see what needs to be done to be fixed.  

Discussion was held on an Ordinance that Sanborn County is putting into place regarding burn bans. A motion was made by Larson, seconded by Gromer, to approve that the Town of Letcher will be covered under the ordinance that is being put into place by Sanborn County.  

Discussion was held on the discussion with Dawson Construction on the streets in town. Dawson is going to put the Town on their schedule to do some street maintenance in the town. The Board is planning to start with 3rd Street at this time and then finish ballpark road.  

Letcher Summer Youth had asked about putting signs up in town so out of town people coming to the games have signage to where the ballpark is located. They are going to get prices on the signage.  

Discussion was held on the Letcher Summer Youth Baseball/Softball teams. They would like to have fireworks one night the last week of June as they have two home games that week. A motion was made by Larson, seconded by Gromer, to approve to donate $750.00 towards the purchase of fireworks for after one of the ball games that week.  

South Dakota Department of  Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) has scheduled a water inspection that will be done on June 14th.  

Discussion was held on some trees that need to be removed next to the water tower. A motion was made by Gromer, seconded by Larson, approved, to hire someone to remove the trees on the west side of the water tower.  

NEW BUSINESS:

Discussion was held on the water sample report.  

Discussion was held on the water inspection that was done on June 14th. All went well with the inspection, and the Board is just waiting for the report from DANR.  

A motion was made by Larson, seconded by Gromer, carried, to approve the following claims for payment:

General AND WATER/SEWER: All-Star Fireworks – $750.00 – Donation for fireworks, Stewart Tree Experts – $4,260.00 – Tree Removal, Sanborn Weekly Journal – $76.68 – Advertising Minutes, Dawson Construction – $1,467.09 – Blading Streets, Davison Rural Water – $4,263.15 – Water Used, Faye Blindauer – $179.38 – Custodian Wages.

Angie Meier

Finance Officer

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