Rapid City News Room (724 items)

CITY COUNCIL APPROVES FORMATION OF VISION FUND CITIZENS COMMITTEE AND SOLICITS FOR PUBLIC PROJECTS APPS City opens 30-day window for committee applications and 60-day window for city project proposals RAPID CITY, SD--At Monday night’s meeting, the Rapid City Council approved two Vision Fund resolutions, one establishing a nine-member citizen committee and another increasing…

RAPID TRANSIT BEGINS ROUTE REFRESHER JANUARY 20 WITH ROUTE CHANGES, ADDITIONAL STOPS RAPID CITY, SD—Effective January 20, Rapid Transit System (RTS) will begin its RapidRide Route Refresher, restructuring some routes with small adjustments and others with additional locations.              The RapidRide Route Refresher was approved by the…

CITY COMMITTEE TO HOST FOURTH ANNUAL ALL-ABILITY ICE SKATING DAY Main Street Square event hosted by City’s Disability Awareness & Accessibility Committee; Features fun on ice, free skates, parking, hot chocolate RAPID CITY, SD—Mark your calendars for a fun day of ice skating for people of all abilities.          …

SPEAKER PANEL EVENT SET FOR JANUARY 16; NEXT STEP IN CITY’S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DEVELOPMENT RAPID CITY, SD—The next step in the evolving process to develop the new Rapid City Comprehensive Plan includes an open house next week featuring a speaker panel event.          The City’s Community Development Department will…

CITY OFFERING HELPFUL HINTS FOR TREE & LIGHTS DISPOSAL, HOLIDAY RECYCLING, EXCESS TRASH Solid Waste collected nearly 50 tons of trees & greenery after last Christmas season RAPID CITY, SD—After next Wednesday, the hustle and bustle of Christmas will begin to settle and attention pivots from trinkets and treasures to…

City officials have released the October Sales Tax Report and November Transit Ridership Reports: CITY RELEASES OCTOBER SALES TAX REPORT RAPID CITY, SD—The City’s sales tax report through October shows the sales tax collections for the first 10 months of 2024 total more than $72.2 million ($72,216,067), a 3.47 percent increase…

CITY FOOD DRIVE YIELDS RECORD AMOUNTS OF FOOD AND CASH DONATIONS **Public’s generosity praised; **Thousands of meals will be provided to local families through Feeding South Dakota RAPID CITY, SD—A total of 2,253 pounds of food and $1,232.50 were donated as part of the recent community food drive sponsored by the City Public…

CITY’S BUILDING REPORT REFLECTS HIGHEST PERMIT VALUATION FOR OCTOBER RAPID CITY, SD—The City’s Building Services Division issued 269 building permits in October with a combined valuation total of more than $80.6 million, the highest permit valuation total ever recorded for the month of October in the City’s history and the fourth-highest…

MANY RESIDENTS TO RECEIVE CITY-AUTHORIZED LETTERS OFFERING OPTIONAL UTILITY LINE SERVICE PROTECTION Letter provides optional service line repair coverage; City officials: plan provides protection for unexpected and costly repairs   RAPID CITY, SD--Many city residents will be receiving letters this week regarding an optional customer exterior service line protection plan offered to homeowners.…

CITY OFFICIALS REFLECT ON CALL CENTER’S FIRST YEAR OF SUCCESS RAPID CITY, SD—Since the Public Works Department opened its customer service call center in mid-September 2023, the staff team has taken a total of 39,470 calls and created 1,910 service orders for the various divisions within the department.             “By all accounts,…