Talk:Summerset, South Dakota

message: I am currently a resident of Summerset and I voted for incorporation.  In the local newspaper (Rapid City Journal) there have been many articles quoting people claiming not to have known they were included in the city boundaries.  Yes there was a lawsuit filed claiming that improper notification was given as to the proposed boundaries of the city.  That plaintiffs lost that law suit.  The judge in the case noted that state notification laws were followed.  My thoughts have always been that uninformed people are upset that they didn't take the time to find out if they were included in the proposed city boundaries.  
It is true that a petition to vote on unincorporation was submitted and denied by the city.  A lawsuit was filed against the city claiming that the petition was wrongly denied.  The jury in the trial agreed with the city and it is unclear whether an appeal will or even can be filed.  The city lawyer has not circumvented any laws and has, in fact, correctly interpreted the state statutes pertaining to municipal government as proven by the cities record in court.
It is true that there have been some anger at the inital budgeted salary for the mayor, council members and planning & zoning members.  However, checking the weekly printing of the city meeting minutes in the local newspaper, one would see that the mayor did not take his full salary.  There has also been anger at the increased taxes.  The 2007 budget has been set and the taxes for Summerset residences will be going DOWN next year.  During the 2006 budget meetings the city commission repeatedly said that the first years budget was an estimate of needs, simply because there were no previous budgets to use to estimate costs.  They made many statements that if the 2006 budget was too high they would reduce the 2007 budget.  This they have done.
Already there have been many issues the city has been able to deal with that the citizens could not have on their own without great expense.  Of course, like with many controversial issues of the day, most people would rather complain about the percieved evils of the past rather than look at what the reality is and try to make a better future.
Doublee 22:25, 4 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Alternative Point of View 

message: In addition to being a stub, this entire article seems pretty biased. For starters, the content focuses solely on the controversy surrounding the creation of the community. While that will always be an important part of Summerset's history, it's only one segment of what should be in this article. Although it's a small community, the Summerset article should be formatted like other city articles - Naperville, IL, for example. In addition to history, there should be sections on geography, climate, economy and education.
Additionally, while there are links to a handful of newspaper clips, the article is generally poorly sourced. My personal favorite: the line about Summerset being a perfect example of urban sprawl, with absolutely no citation.
Okay - enough criticizing the current article. The more important chore is how to improve it. As a Summerset resident, I can provide some improved content. However, as a Summerset resident, I'm likely to be biased myself. I'd like assistance from the WikiProject South Dakota in determining what content is suitable to add, and - perhaps more importantly - what's appropriate to remove.
Avxyvei (talk) 21:27, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Content & Tone

message: On or about 16 August, 2019 the city office and police department was the subject of a First Amendment audit (video recording in public) by Youtuber Patrick Roth.  Police officer Scott Johnson briefly detained Roth's female associate within the city office building. 
Subsequently while trying to get the documentation to file a complaint, the doors to the city office were locked during business hours. 
The City of Summerset PD Facebook page is not accessible to non-Facebook members as of this time.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zP6FDA0OMRUhttps://www.facebook.com/SummersetPoliceDepartment/--RRskaReb talk 16:57, 17 August 2019 (UTC)
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thread_title:  First Amendment Audit