By Anson Mareus
Apr 12, 2021 9:00 PM
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) It’s staggering. Over 1100 school-age children in Sioux Falls experience homelessness during the school year. Sioux Falls Thrive’s Housing Action Team, or HAT, is charged with cutting that number in half. Since its inception, HAT has promoted a series of innovations that have expanded housing opportunities and improved access to housing information.
Members of the 15-person team represent all sectors of the community and include volunteer leaders, property owners, and representatives from government, nonprofit, and faith-based entities. One-third of the team turns over every two years, said Candy Hanson, Thrive’s Community Collaboration Director.
Environmental remediation work is underway on fire-damaged school By Jeramey Jannene - Apr 9th, 2021 05:32 pm //end headline wrapper ?>William McKinley School as seen from the south. Photo by Jeramey Jannene.
The windows are boarded up on the former William McKinley School, 2001 W. Vliet St., and that’s a good thing.
The condition of the former school has been described as the worst ever seen and the quintessential definition of blight by a series of city officials involved in moving a $12.6 million redevelopment of the property forward.
But why save it? For one, it would be more expensive for the city to demolish it.
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APPLETON - Voters will decide six contested races for the Appleton Common Council in the April 6 election.
The winners, plus two council members running uncontested, will join seven others in the middle of their terms to set city policy and determine the parameters of major projects like the renovation or reconstruction of the public library.
As part of The Post-Crescent’s election coverage, the 12 candidates in the six races were asked to complete a questionnaire to explain why they re running for office, what makes them the better candidate and how they would address the most important issues facing the city.
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It s still a bit chilly today, but, again, it will be quite sunny. Expect the high to hit about 46 degrees. A warm-up starts Tuesday.
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