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“We would have the added benefit of being able to utilize them in times when it is necessary for de-escalation," Mayor Bob Everson said of the changes to the city's code enforcement role.

The remaining three applications were tabled in part due to their proposed dispensary locations falling within 1,000 feet from the Missouri group’s dispensary that’s planned to go inside the Runnings building when the retailer moves.

The remaining three applications were tabled in part due to their proposed dispensary locations falling within 1,000 feet from the Missouri group’s dispensary t

The Missouri-based group that submitted an application for a dispensary license is seeking to open a medical marijuana business at 1400 S. Burr St., where Mitchell’s Runnings is currently located.

A Sioux Falls-based medical marijuana entrepreneur is seeking to open a dispensary at a downtown building that was recently purchased by Mitchell resident and former mayoral candidate, Tara Volesky.

“I pay county taxes, therefore, I’m paying for services at this institution to the county. I shouldn’t be paying for them through the city as well,” Council member Steve Rice said of Dakota Counseling's subsidy request.

With the City Council's approval to accept the only offer on the parking lot, the owner of Jades Bar is set to purchase the lot next to the business for $12,000.

“25 mph is a little fast for a residential street where there are kids accessing a park and crossing the street,” Jerry Ness said. 

Although the project that sought to bring around 90 homes across the street of Avera Queen of Peace hospital has been sidelined since April 2020, Geri Beck, CEO of the Mitchell Area Development Corporation (MADC) and Chamber of Commerce, says the housing development is still on the table.

As part of the plan, over 400 feet of the two streets surrounding the intersection will receive a fresh new layer of concrete and a stretch of sidewalk that connects from Burr Street to the Mitchell Technical College campus.