Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - In a deeply deliberative session on June 15, 2026, the Watertown City Council narrowly approved the annexation and zoning of two large tracts of land on the city’s expanding northeast edge.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - A pending annexation of nearly 100 acres into the City of Watertown has brought a dispute between a local gravel pit operator and Codington County officials to a boiling point. J&J Land Sales, LLC is seeking city annexation to continue its mining operations, a move that township and county officials fear could wipe away a trail of recent zoning and right-of-way violations.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - In a companion move to the Parcel 2 decision, the Watertown Planning Commission unanimously approved an annexation request for a 54.65-acre tract of land that currently hosts an active gravel pit.