As SD government officials point fingers, developers wait
In Jeremy Jensen’s eyes, shovels should have already been put into the ground.
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In Jeremy Jensen’s eyes, shovels should have already been put into the ground.
Gov. Kristi Noem is responding to criticisms about the slow rollout of a $200 million dollar housing infrastructure program.
Gov. Kristi Noem said Tuesday that houses would already be built if the $200 million grant and loan program had been done "the original way I wanted it."
"I’ve got to be real positive because it's going to really help us make our project goal if we get a grant,” said Terry Sabers, the president of Mitchell Area Housing, Inc.
The $200 million that South Dakota lawmakers have wanted to spend on affordable housing infrastructure since a year ago probably won't start reaching projects until this fall, at the earliest.