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Sioux Falls city issues
The decisions and projects shaping Sioux Falls, and where you can weigh in. Each one in plain words: where it stands, who decides, and what you can do this month.
5 open for your input right now · Updated Nov. 9, 2026
The City Council's data center committee meets to study rules and hear from the public.
Comment on the four options for the new 10th and 11th Street bridges.
A work session where the Council hears briefings before it votes.
Agenda posts the week before. Public input is open.
Any topic is welcome.
Open house at 7 p.m., presentation at 7:20 p.m. Experience Sioux Falls and Forward Sioux Falls, who are leading the effort, want ideas early. No site or cost has been set.
Moved from Nov. 17. A work session where the Council hears briefings before it votes.
Right now
Open for inputUpdated Nov. 2The state is planning new bridges to replace the 10th and 11th Street viaducts on the east side of downtown Sioux Falls. Four design options are on the table, and public comments are open through Tuesday, Nov. 10.
Next Tue. Nov. 10: Last day to comment on the viaducts
Where it stands
Open for inputUpdated Nov. 2The state is studying 130 railroad crossings around Sioux Falls to make them safer, and some could close. Comments and pins on the online map are open through Monday, Nov. 30.
Next Mon. Nov. 30: Last day to comment on railroad crossings
Where it stands
Open for inputUpdated Nov. 2A large data center campus has been proposed in northeast Sioux Falls, and the City Council is writing new rules for data centers. A council committee is taking public input, with proposed rules due Nov. 27 and a report to the full council on Jan. 12.
Next Mon. Nov. 9: Data center committee meeting
Where it stands
Open for inputUpdated Nov. 9Sioux Falls Listens is a series of public listening sessions Mayor Christine Erickson is holding during her first 100 days. One session remains, on Nov. 12, followed by a town hall on Nov. 18, and you can also share ideas online.
Next Thu. Nov. 12: Sioux Falls Listens: Economic development
Where it stands
Open for inputUpdated Nov. 6In October, a judge undid the special permit the City Council approved for Smithfield's new plant, ruling the city skipped steps its own rules require. Smithfield says it will apply for the permit again, which would go back through public hearings.
Next Thu. Nov. 19: Smithfield neighborhood meeting
Where it stands
In progressUpdated Nov. 2The old quarry just east of Falls Park is being turned into a new public park, with help from a $15 million grant from the Bezos Earth Fund. The city and the Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation are gathering ideas before any design is drawn.
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