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November 10, 2021

Time to Festoon! City Crews Begin Decorating for the Holiday Season

City Parks crews are spending the next several days decorating Halley Park, Wilson Park and the extended downtown area for the holiday season.

CITY CREWS BEGIN DECORATING FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON Crews festooning Halley Park, Wilson Park, downtown with lights, decorations, wreaths for Christmas season RAPID CITY, SD—City crews are busy this week connecting strings of colored lights, tightening and checking bulbs and fluffing up decorations, transforming downtown Rapid City and major park…

November 04, 2021

Mayor’s Office Parks & Rec City Desk

Parks Crews Winterize Rose Flower Beds

Crews placing mesh wire over mounds of leaves protecting the rose flower beds for the upcoming winter months.

Crews from the Rapid City Parks Division are busy winterizing the rose flower beds in Halley Park and Memorial Park this week. City Greenhouse Specialist John Berglund said he has been waiting for Mother Nature to intervene and drop leaves from trees that can be collected to provide…

^Featured November 03, 2021

Mayor’s Office Public Works Solid Waste Recycling City Desk

Record Numbers Turned Out For City's Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Event

More than 1100 vehicles were recorded at this year's household hazardous waste disposal event, hosted by the City's Solid Waste Division on October 16. Approximately 5,000 gallons of toxic material were included in the disposal items.

RECORD NUMBERS TURNED OUT FOR CITY’S HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL EVENT More than 1,100 vehicles brought in 5,000 gallons of material; Food, cash donations will result in 10,286 meals RAPID CITY, SD—This month’s Household Hazardous Waste Disposal event produced overwhelming numbers of collected waste material. The event was held October 16…

^Featured October 26, 2021

Finance Mayor’s Office City Desk

City Sales Tax Receipts Surpass $3 Million For Third Consecutive Month

CITY SALES TAX RECEIPTS SURPASS $3 MILLION FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE MONTH Totals top $10 million for June-August period RAPID CITY, SD—The results are in and for Rapid City, it was a record-setting summer. Sales tax revenue surpassed the $3 million mark for a third consecutive month in August as the…

October 14, 2021

Public Works Mayor’s Office Solid Waste City Desk

Tree Limbs, Branches: Go to the Rapid City Landfill

The remote yard waste sites are overwhelmed with drop-off of tree debris material. The public is advised to take tree limbs, branches and debris to the Rapid City Landfill or wait until next week to check out the remote sites. When using the remote sites, do not dump materials outside the containers. All available containers are being utilized.

2:15 p.m. Thursday Update: City officials indicate the containers at the remote yard waste locations at Floyd Fitzgerald Stadium and West Boulevard North are overwhelmed with material. All available containers are being utilized. The public is advised to use the Rapid City Landfill to drop off tree limbs and branches. …

^Featured October 05, 2021

Mayor’s Office Fire Department Public Works Streets City Desk

Winter Storm 2013 Anniversary: Opportunity To Reflect, Plan Ahead

A scene from the 2013 blizzard that devastated the Rapid City region October 3-5, 2013.

WINTER STORM ATLAS ANNIVERSARY IS OPPORTUNITY TO REFLECT, PLAN AHEAD Officials Say Now Is Time To Prepare For Upcoming Season; City Shares Messages, Snow Policies, Facts RAPID CITY, SD—Sunday marked the eighth anniversary of the weather system nicknamed 'Winter Storm Atlas' or 'The Great Blizzard of 2013' or 'The Cattlemen's…

^Featured October 04, 2021

Mayor’s Office Public Works City Desk

'Youth Ride Free' Program Opens With Solid September

4,200 passenger trips recorded; Highest number since onset of COVID-19 RAPID CITY, SD—Rapid Transit System (RTS) recorded more than 4,200 youth passenger trips in September, the first month of the 2021-22 school year. The total is the highest number of youth passenger trips for a month since the onset of…

September 20, 2021

Mayor’s Office Police Department Fire Department City Desk

Diaper Need Awareness Week (Sept. 27-Oct. 3): City Hall, Fire & Police Among Collection Points For Citywide Diaper Drive

The Week of September 27 through October 3 is designated as Diaper Need Awareness Week nationwide, including here in Rapid City by Mayor Steve Allender. Monday through Friday of the week of Sept. 27-Oct. 1, diapers and wipes can be dropped off at several collection points in Rapid City, including City Hall, Fire Station 1 and the Public Safety Building.

NEXT WEEK: CITY HALL, FIRE & POLICE SERVING AS COLLECTION POINTS FOR CITYWIDE DIAPER DRIVE Mayor declaring Sept. 27-Oct. 3 as Diaper Need Awareness Week RAPID CITY—The average infant requires a dozen diaper changes per day over three years and toddlers about eight changes per day. The average child will…

September 15, 2021

Mayor’s Office Public Works Solid Waste City Desk

October 16: Solid Waste Division Hosting Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Event

MARK YOUR CALENDARS-OCTOBER 16, 2021 from 8am to 1pm CITY’S SOLID WASTE DIVISION HOSTING HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL EVENT Time to get rid of old paints, aerosols, chemicals RAPID CITY, SD--The City's Solid Waste Division will again host the popular Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Event Saturday, October 16 at the…

^Featured September 15, 2021

Human Resources Mayor’s Office Civic Center Parks & Rec City Desk

Help Wanted: City Continues Push For Seasonal Workers

HELP WANTED… CITY CONTINUES PUSH FOR SEASONAL WORKERS PARKS & THE MONUMENT HAVE NUMEROUS VACANT POSITIONS TO FILL IMMEDIATELY RAPID CITY, SD—The start of school often means the departure of dozens of seasonal workers in the City’s Parks and Recreation Division. This year, City officials say the loss of seasonal…