HURON –– Two projects that have been delayed for multiple reasons in the Ravine Lake area will go out for bid after receiving approval by the Huron City Commission Monday evening.

Replacing a sanitary sewer structure on Waibel Dr. and a project to improve drainage on Jersey Ave. are both out for bid, with a bid opening set for June 24 at 2 p.m. for each project.

City engineer Brett Runge stated that the Waibel project has a budget of $300,000, and the Jersey project has a $360,000 budget.

The meeting opened with a presentation of two heroism awards to community members. Andrew Manolis and Brian Peterson were recognized for their life-saving efforts to assist a Huron community member who was pinned underneath an overturned lawn mower.

Three ordinances received second hearings and were approved. The first was an ordinance regarding churches abutting residential property in joint jurisdictional area, to be consistent with changes made within city limits. The second was updating the ordinance for door-to-door salesmen, and the third was related, an update of the ordinance for temporary commercial vendors.

A resolution setting fees for door-to-door sales and temporary commercial vendors was also approved.

Water and sewer superintendent Rob Rieger brought a proposal to replace a booster station. Rieger noted that his department was able to keep the current variable frequency drive and prices have come down to nearly half what they were when he first priced the project five years ago. The commission approved the replacement with a budget of $20,966.

Rieger also reminded the commission and community that water conservation began within Huron on June 1. The conservation measures stand through Sept. 30. Rieger noted the lawn watering schedule city-wide, which has odd-numbered houses watering Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, while even-numbered houses can water Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. No watering should take place between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. any day.

Finally, Rieger reminded community members that sump pump drainage should be taken out of the sanitary sewer.

Parks & Rec director Chad Schroder presented a service agreement with the South Dakota State landscape architecture department to have students come to review and design a master plan for Gibbs Park and Stony Run Park. The cost will be $5,000. This was approved.

Commissioners also:
• Approved the parade request filed by Restoration Church for June 28.
• Approved the parade request filed by Ravine Lake Triathlon for July 26.
• Recognized that police officers Rebekah Htoo and Pywe Moo completed their one-year probationary period on May 20.
• Approved the employment of Darli Diaz Gonzalez as police officer, effective June 16.
• Approved the employment of Samantha Torguson as certified police officer, effective June 16.

• Approved the appointment of John Miller as fire chief, effective June 8.
• Accepted the addition of funds to the 2025 engineering department budget for an engineering intern position.
• Approved seasonal hires for Splash Central.
• Approved city board appointments.
• Approved a legal services agreement with Gary Blue.
• Approved a new contract with Millennium Recycling to provide recycling services for the city.

The commission adjourned the business meeting and then held an extended work session with neighbors of the Dog Leg Court development, representatives of the Greater Huron Development Corporation, and applicable city staff to discuss concerns with the build-out of the development.

Finally, Schroder led a work session with the commission regarding updating the Kansas Mall area to match the current work being done on Dakota Ave. A formal request for funding will come in a future meeting after discussion with the commission.