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This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it." >   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/February 20, 2017   MAIN STREET WATER LINE REPAIRS COMPLETE, TRAFFIC LANE OPENS   RAPID CITY--City crews have completed repairs on the water line on Main Street, east of East Boulevard near the Post Office and all lanes of traffic in the impacted area are…

This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it." > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/February 16, 2017   OPEN HOUSES TO FOCUS ON DOWNTOWN ARCHITECUTURAL SURVEY, ZONING Public sessions scheduled for March 7, 8   RAPID CITY--The public is invited to two open houses next month for an update of the Downtown Master Plan land use zoning recommendations and review…

The City has a number of helpful telephone numbers for the public to report issues, such as street lights with outages or damage; or potholes or a code enforcement issue. To report street light damage or an outage, contact the City's Traffic Operations/Engineering Services at 394-4118. To report a pothole,…

As the City's 23,000 utility customers receive their February statements, they will notice a few changes. The two most important features are a new online payment system and the issuance of a new account number. To pay the utility bill online, customers can log in to selfservice.rcgov.org . Once there,…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/February 1, 2017    CITY OPENS 2017 WITH SECOND-HIGHEST JANUARY PERMIT VALUATION ON RECORD City Issues 168 Permits With More Than $35 Million in Valuation   RAPID CITY--Rapid City has started 2017 on a high note, issuing 168 building permits in January with a total valuation of $35,427,528. …

The City of Rapid City, Pennington County, Rapid City Police Department, Pennington County Sheriff's Office, Rapid City Fire Department, Pennington County Fire Service, and Pennington County Emergency Management have partnered with the 211 Helpline Center to provide information to the public of important information via text messaging.  Subscribers will receive…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/January 18, 2017   JACE OLDFIELD IS CITY'S JANUARY VETERAN OF THE MONTH RAPID CITY--Jace Oldfield, who joined the United States Army the day after the 9/11 terrorist attacks and served nearly 13 years including tours in Afghanistan and Iraq, is Rapid City's Veteran of the Month for…

Rapid City, S.D. – The Rapid City Police Department is making public its annual statistical analysis for the 2016 calendar year.  With a wide variety of statistics ranging from total calls-for-service to arrests in a variety of crime categories, this report offers the RCPD a by-the-numbers analytical review that will…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/January 10, 2017     CITY UNVEILING NEW UTILITY BILLING SYSTEM   RAPID CITY--The City is implementing a new utility billing system effective January 30, 2017.              Beginning January 30, the City's 23,000 utility customers will be issued a new account number and there will be a new…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/January 9, 2017     YOUTH PARTICIPATION IN RAPIDRIDE CONTINUES TO CLIMB December's limited schedule yields 9.75 percent increase over November; 105 more students using transit services per day than September (27.70% increase)   RAPID CITY--The City's youth continue to utilize Rapid Transit services, with a solid increase…