Lincoln County Commission to begin holding some evening meetings to accommodate public attendance

Lincoln County Commission to begin holding some evening meetings to accommodate public attendance

CANTON, S.D. — In a move to increase public attendance, the Lincoln County Commission will experiment holding some meetings involving public hearings in the evening hours. With a 5-0 vote, the Lincoln County Commission on Tuesday, April 22, decided to hold one meeting each month in the evening hours. Currently, the commission meets at 8:30 a.m. on the first, second and fourth Tuesday of the month. Beginning in May, the last meeting of each month…

Growth-fueled Lincoln County adapting with night meetings, courthouse study

A South Dakota government body in one of the state’s fastest growing counties wants more constituents at its meetings.The Lincoln County Commission will begin holding one evening meeting a month starting in May, aiming to make county government more accessible to residents who work during the day.The board voted Tuesday to create a committee to study future uses for the historic Canton courthouse, which the courts and the state's attorney’s offi…