The regular meeting of the Woonsocket City Council was called to order by Mayor Richard Reider at 7:00 p.m., Monday, April 8, 2024, with the following members present: Joel Rassel, Arin Boschee, Derek Foos, Darin Kilcoin and Brandon Goergen. Finance Officer Tara Weber was also present.

Motion by D. Foos, seconded by Rassel, to approve the Agenda. Motion carried.

Motion by Goergen, seconded by Boschee, to approve the March 11,  2024, Meeting Minutes. Motion carried.

Motion by Goergen, seconded by Rassel, to approve the March 18, 2024, Meeting Minutes. Motion carried.

Motion by Kilcoin, seconded by D. Foos, to approve the Financial Statement. Motion carried.

Motion by Rassel, seconded by D. Foos, to approve the following bills:

Titan Machinery $29.25 Shop

Runnings Supply $636.93 Shop

Waste Management $5,098.89 Garbage

Hawkins $545.61 Water

Milbank Winwater $9,287.70 Water

South Dakota Municipal League Workers Compensation $1,820.00 Insurance

Northwest Pipe Fittings $34.09 Water

Menards $248.57 Shop

KO’s Pro Service $81.96 Shop

Express Stop $71.29 Shop

Express 2 $1,183.68 Shop

Dakota Pump $556.74 Water

South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources $950.00 Membership

Carquest of Mitchell $93.99 Shop

ARAMARK $261.36 Shop

Sanborn Weekly Journal $728.02  Publishing

South Dakota Retirement $1,678.32 Retirement

First National Bank of Omaha $3,844.39 Payroll tax

Department of Revenue $134.64 Sales Tax

Total: $27,285.43 

Danny Ball, Deanna Jensen and Gayle Feistner were on hand to talk to the Council about paving roads. Due to some major expenses over the last couple years, there will be no roads that get paved this year. The City will only be doing patchwork.

Old Business

Mayor Reider gave an update on the Community Garden.

Gay Swenson attended the meeting to discuss the housing addition to the North of their property. Motion by Boschee, seconded by D. Foos, to approve the Resolution and Order for the following streets to be vacated: all streets that lie in the middle of Block 8 and Block 9 of Dunn’s Addition, and Block 9 and Block 10 of Dunn’s Addition to the City of Woonsocket, Sanborn County, South Dakota. Motion carried.

Darin Kilcoin gave an update on the can recycling cage.

The Council discussed the donation that Patti Larson gave to the parks.

The Council discussed the Code Enforcement Officer. Weber informed them that he was coming to town prior to the next council meeting.

The Council discussed that the Community-Wide Clean-Up Day is scheduled for May 16th.

New Business

The Council discussed taking out a loan to pave the whole town. Weber will look into some options.

The Council discussed the summer rec program. The following people have been hired:

Baseball/Softball – Trey Weber and Jeff Boschee;

Lifeguards – Whitney Hagman, Liz Boschee, McKenzie Schley, Bella Fry, Ella Peak, Sara Jensen;

Mowers – Terry Hill and Steve Tornow;

Dumpground – Jason Aalbers and Karen Luker.

The council discussed getting a quote from Sherwin Williams for the roof on the City Shop.

With no further business to be discussed, motion by Boschee, seconded by Rassel, to adjourn the meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 8:15 p.m.

Richard Reider, 

Mayor

(SEAL)

Tara Weber,

Finance Officer

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WHEREAS, a petition of vacation of highway having been received from petitioners, Tyler Hoffman and Karen Hoffman by Benedict Township, Sanborn County, South Dakota, asking for the vacation of a section line highway located in the Benedict Township, Sanborn County, South Dakota, hereinafter described, further said petition being in proper form and executed by more than the required number of electors of Benedict Township; and further this petition having come on for hearing at the special meeting of the Benedict Township Board, Sanborn County; and information having been received both in favor and in opposition to the proposed vacation; and said supervisors having considered said matter and being fully advised in the premises and determining the public’s interest will be better served by the proposed vacation;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, AND IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:

That existing public right-of-way which includes the statutory right-of-way and any right-of-way acquired by deed(s) lying on the section line highway running east and west commonly known as 231st Street boarded by 413th Avenue on the east and 412th Avenue on the west; and bordered on the north by Section 30, Township 107 North, Range 59, Benedict Township, Sanborn County, South Dakota and bordered on the south by Section 31, Township 107 North, Range 59, Benedict Township, Sanborn County, South Dakota; said road being approximately 66 feet in width and approximately one (1) mile in length;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, AND IT IS HEREBY ORDERED BE, and the same are hereby declared to be vacated; and further that a copy of this Resolution and Order be spread on the minutes of the Benedict Township Board;

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that said Resolution shall be published in the official/legal newspaper of the respective townships once each week for two (2) consecutive weeks and that, after such publication, such highway shall be, after a lapse of thirty (30) days after the first publication thereof, vacated without further proceedings unless appealed as hereinafter provided; and that the Clerk herein is further ordered and directed to cause to be recorded a true and correct copy of this Resolution and Order in the office of the Register of Deeds in and for Sanborn County, South Dakota.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that any and all bridges, guard rails and culverts are hereby deemed to be non-removable and shall become the personal property and possession of the landowners.

The above motion was also made by Supervisor Don Klinkner, seconded by Supervisor Ryan Olson and upon roll call, the vote was as follows:

Supervisors:

DON KLINKNER, Aye

RYAN OLSON, Aye

BOB HETLAND III, Aye

STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA   )

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COUNTY OF SANBORN   )

I, Margaret Spelbring, being the duty elected, qualified and acting Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of Benedict Township, Sanborn County, South Dakota, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the Resolution on the action thereon by the Board of Supervisors of Benedict Township, Sanborn County, South Dakota, at a special meeting of said Board, held on the second day of May, 2024, as the same appears and is now recorded in the minutes of the Clerk of the Board of said Benedict Township and that the same is true and correct transcript thereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand the third day of May, 2024.

MARGARET SPELBRING

Clerk

Subscribed and sworn to before me this third day of May, 2024.

TAMI ZIEBART

Notary Public, SD

My Commission expires:

September 21, 2027

SEAL

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Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held with the Sanborn County Commissioners acting as the Board of Adjustment at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. The meeting will be held on the second floor of the Sanborn County Courthouse, Woonsocket, S.D. In the event of inclement weather, the meeting will be held at the next scheduled Commissioners meeting date.

The meeting is to discuss a Variance for a plat of Lot 1 of Brooks Addn. in the NE/4 of the NE/4 of 22-105-61.

Article 6, Section 613 Minimum Lot Requirement: The minimum lot area shall be 1.5 acres.

All interested parties are encouraged to attend this hearing.

Should you have any questions, please call our office at 605-796-4514.

Tami Ziebart,

Zoning Administrator

Sanborn County

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