Town Of Lane To Vote To Dissolve

Residents of Lane will decide in a Feb. 8 election whether to dissolve the town.  The town located between Huron and Mitchell and about 7 miles east of Wessington Springs had about 350 residents a century ago but is now down to about 50. Margaret Schmidt circulated petitions for the dissolution vote. She taxes are getting too high for the few city services that are provided.  Two-thirds of the town’s 44 registered voters need to approve dissolution. If approved, the town would become part of Franklin Township.