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“Until we know we’re getting better quality of water coming in through Firesteel Creek, I think this would be useless. When we do vote on it, I will be voting no,” Councilman Dan Allen said.

A similar proposal was rejected 5-2 by Mitchell's city council back in 2015 after councilors faced 'widespread public opposition.'

The council approved Dustin Vander Hamm's conditional use permit to operate the repair shop in a 6-2 vote amid some nearby residents' concerns of the business becoming a potential nuisance

With concerns of the proposed motorcycle repair shop becoming a nuisance, the Mitchell City Council postponed a decision to allow Dustin Vander Hamm an opportunity to compromise with neighbors

"I'm concerned my backyard will become a toilet," said Mitchell resident Bruce Trebil, who claimed allowing shock collars on dogs will lead them to roam onto his yard and leave droppings

Among the most notable changes to the ordinance are allowing the use of remote collars unless the animal is at a public gathering with 10 or more people and how the city deems an animal being under “complete control”

REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL MITCHELL, SOUTH DAKOTA June 21, 2022 6:00 P.M. PRESENT: Dan Allen, John Doescher, Kevin McCardle, Steve Rice, Dan Sabers, Jeffrey Smith ABSENT: Marty Barington, Susan Tjarks PRESIDING: Mayor Bob Everson AGENDA: Moved by McCardle, seconded by Sabers, to approve the following items on the consent agenda: a. City Council Minutes 1. City Council June 6, 2022. b. Committee Reports 1. Planning Commission May 23, 2022. c. Department Report...

The Mitchell City Council approved HR Green’s bid to design the traffic signal lights at a cost of $66,509.

Change comes after several nearby residents pushed back on the plan

For council member John Doescher, it didn’t make sense giving an "out-of-jurisdiction sanitation company” a break to haul waste to the Mitchell landfill.