Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - The Watertown City Council on Monday held the first reading of Ordinance No. 26‑24, a proposal to rezone the Super 8 Motel property at 503 14th Avenue SE from I‑1 Light Industrial District to C‑3 Highway Commercial District — a change city staff says will finally bring the long‑standing hotel into full compliance with modern zoning rules.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - The seemingly simple concept of a walkable community has proven to be an engineering and political minefield for the Watertown City Council. During Monday’s work session, the council dove into the complexities of retrofitting sidewalks into established neighborhoods, debating inconsistent development policies and the controversial “Waiver of Right to Protest” that has left many property owners frustrated.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - The Watertown City Council convened tonight for an extensive work session to address a long-standing and complex financial hurdle: the collection of “cost recoveries” for sanitary sewer infrastructure, some of which have been sitting on the books since the 1970s.