Park and Recreation
The Brookings Park and Recreation Board will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday in the Brookings City & County Government Center at 520 Third St. Items on the agenda include:
• Approve agenda
• Approve minutes
•Staff reports
• Dog park
• Bob Shelden art
• LWCF grant – pickleball
• Playgrounds
• Bandshell
• Tree program
• Community games
• Senior games
• Prairie Hills trail
• Edgebrook golf course – water source, cart paths
• Hockey performance center
• 2023 fee/rate discussion
• Event approval: Brookings County Democrats at Pioneer Park on Aug. 25
• Storm repairs/insurance
• Hillcrest aquatic center – leisure pool
• Registration and reservation software
• Upcoming programs and events:
A. Pack the Park: Aug. 10 at Hillcrest Park
B. Disc golf tourney: Aug. 13 at Larson Park
C. Soggy Doggy Day: Aug. 14 at Hillcrest Aquatic Center
D. Next Meeting: Sept. 6 at 5:30 p.m. – light meal and tour of projects
E. National Guard Squad Competition: Sept. 10 at DNP
Arlington City Council
The Arlington City Council, which also serves as the city zoning commission, will meet at 7 p.m. Monday in the Arlington City Hall at 202 W. Elm St. Items on the agenda include:
Zoning commission
• Hearing regarding ordinance change to Highway Commercial Zone
City council
• Approve minutes
• Approve bills
• Public comments
• Discussion on ordinance changes to Highway Commercial Zone
• Building permits: MDA Properties – fence in back yard; Cadence Construction – 1,280 square-foot house with attached garage; Janice Brandriet – demo permit; Doug Malone – unattached garage; and King Bros Heating and Cooling – 1,200 square-foot house with attached garage
• Electric report
• ACDC report
• Approve employee overtime and police reports
• Review financial reports
• First reading of the 2023 budget
• Insurance report
• September meeting
• Pool closure – Aug. 12
• Mayor’s report
• Executive session
County Commission
The Brookings County Commission will meet at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday in the Brookings City & County Government Center at 520 Third St. Items on the agenda include:
• Invitation for a citizen to schedule time on the commission agenda for an item not listed
• Approve agenda
• Approve minutes
• Approve travel requests
• Approve personnel action notices
• Approve cellular authorizations
• Approve Human Services report
• Approve claims
• Highway Department report
• Public hearing at 9 a.m. for a special event license for Kyle Nelson
• Public hearing at 9:05 a.m. for a special event license for Andrea Diedrich/Jay Street Pub
• Public hearing at 9:10 a.m. for applications for occupancy of rights of way made by Brookings Municipal Utilities for Aurora Township (County Road 21/34th Avenue) and Medary Township (County Road 12/44th St. S.)
• Action to approve an application for occupancy of right of way of county highways made by Sioux Valley Energy in Sterling and Oakwood townships
• Action to approve a payment to Bangor Township for a culvert project in the amount of $9,816.40
• Action to approve a payment to the Arlington Volunteer Fire Department from long term funds in the amount of $22,790
• Action to approve a request to close a portion of Samara Avenue in Volga on Saturday, Sept. 10, at 9 a.m. for a veterans suicide awareness walk
• 2023 budget discussion
• Commission department director’s report
• State’s attorney’s office report
• Commissioner reports and discussion items
• Executive session
Planning Commission
The Brookings Planning Commission, which also serves as the Brookings Board of Adjustment, will meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Brookings City & County Government Center at 520 Third St. Items on the agenda include:
• Approve agenda
• Approve minutes
Board of Adjustment
• Variance – CD Properties – front-yard setbacks
Planning Commission
• Preliminary plat of lots in the Timberline Addition
• Rezone Lots 1 to 11 in Block 28 in Timberline Addition
• Final development plan – Lot 2 in Block 13 of Morningside Addition
Planning and Zoning Commission
The Brookings County Planning and Zoning Commission, which also serves as the Brookings County Board of Adjustment, will meet at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Brookings City & County Government Center at 520 Third St. Items on the agenda include:
• Approve minutes
• Items to be added to agenda by commission members or staff
• Invitation for citizens to schedule time on the commission agenda for an item not listed
• Conflict of interest disclosures
Planning and Zoning
• Consideration of plats in the Suhr Addition, Langland’s Addition, First Addition of Lake Poinsett Heights Subdivision, Langum Addition, Jensen Second Addition, Inger Additon, Goodfellow Addition, BMU WTP Addition, Smallfield Addition, Cooper Addition and Risty Addition
Board of Adjustment
• Richard Ford has made an application to the Brookings County Board of Adjustment for a variance. Article 11.00: Section 11.01 “A” Agricultural District: Area Regulation No. 2: Front Yard: The minimum depth of the front yard shall be 100 feet. A corner lot will have two front yards. The property is in Preston Township and is located at 46272 200th St., Bruce, SD 57220.
• Zoning board training session by Luke Muller from First District Association of Local Governments
• Department reports
• Executive session
