According to state law, an elected city official shall remove themselves from “voting or discussing” an issue if the official has a “direct pecuniary interest in the matter" or "financial interest.”
Chuck Mauszycki, the owner of the canal, is seeking to turn the 3.9 acres of land underneath the canal into a public right-of-way through having it platted.
"It’s a non-meandered stream with plats along the edge of the canal, and the bottom of the canal remains with the original owner,” Jim Taylor said, noting Chuck Mauszycki owns the canal land.
After voters rejected legalizing recreational marijuana in South Dakota during the early November election, it has some city council members curious on whether it will alter plans for Mitchell's medical dispensaries.
“I thought we were done with this weird selling stuff to the Chamber, and them giving it away after the Casey’s lot. It happened again,” Hanson said. “People call me all the time asking me about the deals, and I can’t answer them.”