The directors of the James River Water Development District will hold their first meeting of the year today in Pierre. It’s the organizational session where new members will be seated, and officers elected. Manager Darrell Raschke says they don’t have an ambitious agenda this year…
Raschke says the board will take another look at their strategic plan for the river…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/01/DARRELLRASCHKE112B.mp3|titles=DARRELLRASCHKE112B]Their taxing authority was cut over fifty percent by last years legislature. Despite meeting in Pierre, Raschke says the district won’t have any requests before the legislature this year…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/01/DARRELLRASCHKE112C.mp3|titles=DARRELLRASCHKE112C](courtesy WNAX Yankton)