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Parks & Recreation Board Changes Meeting Time & Location

The Parks & Recreation Board will change from meeting twice a month to once a month on the 3rd Wednesday, and the meeting location will change from the Plains to the Campus Center located at 333 9th Street SW. Due to a scheduling conflict the September board meeting will be held on the 23rd. Questions may be directed to the Parks & Recreation Department at 353-8533.

National Night Out - Aug 4

The Huron Police Department will be participating in the 32 nd Annual National Night Out on Tuesday, August 4, 2015 from 5pm-8pm in Campbell Park. The department is looking for civic groups, businesses, individuals and service clubs to participate. The goal is to make a city wide block party including food, informational booths, contests, demonstrations and various youth activities.

If anyone is interested in participating, helping out or would like additional information please contact Sergeant Mark Johnson at 353-8550 or email markj@huronpolice.com

Public Notices

August 10, 2015

• 2pm - Bid Opening: Bid No. 2015-25 Ravine Lake Park Island Shoreline Reinforcement
  
  
• 5:30pm - Public Hearing: Special On-Sale Malt Beverage License filed by Farmer's Daughter Store

August 17, 2015

• 5:30pm - Public Hearing: Alcoholic Beverage License Transfers Crossroads Hotel

Department Name Phone Fax

Airport Manager	Larry Cooper	(605) 353-8516	(605) 353-8517
City Attorney	Jeff Banks	(605) 353-8596	(605) 353-8506
Code Enforcement Officer	Jack Neitzert	(605) 353-8512	(605) 353-8511
Finance Director	Paullyn Carey	(605) 353-8502	(605) 353-8506
Fire Chief	John Coughlin	(605) 353-8520	(605) 353-8506
Golf Course Maintenance Superintendent	Rick Button	(605) 353-8528	(605) 353-8506
Golf Professional	Jim Bigelow	(605) 353-8525	(605) 353-8506
Human Resources Coordinator	Pat Schmidt	(605) 353-8505	(605) 353-8506
Huron Community Campus Director	Doug Pietz	(605) 353-8518	(605) 353-8519
Inspector	Roger Bell	(605) 353-8512	(605) 353-8511
Library Director	Shirley Apley	(605) 353-8530	(605) 353-8532
Mayor	Paul Aylward	(605) 353-8515	(605) 353-8506
Parks & Recreation Director	LaRon Klock	(605) 353-8533	(605) 353-8534
Planning Director	Ralph J. Borkowski	(605) 353-8500	(605) 353-8506
Chief of Police	Denny Meyer	(605) 353-8550	(605) 353-8554
Public Works Director/City Engineer	Mike Wever	(605) 353-8510	(605) 353-8511
Solid Waste Superintendent	Dale Fortin	(605) 353-8542	(605) 353-8544
Street Superintendent	Phil McCaskell	(605) 353-8545	(605) 353-8506
Traffic Control Supervisor	Troy Merriam	(605) 353-8546	(605) 353-8506
Utility Billing (Water/Sewer/Garbage)		(605) 353-8504	(605) 353-8506
Water & Sewer Superintendent)	Vince Juelfs	(605) 353-8547	(605) 353-8506

Huron, located in east central South Dakota, is a result of railroad and land booms in the 1880s. The early history of the town is closely linked with the Chicago and Northwestern Railway. At the direction of Marvin Hughitt, General Manager of the Railroad, the west bank of the James River was selected as the division headquarters of the railroad. The company gained title to 880 acres of land at that location.

Huron was named for the Huron Indians. Exactly who gave it the name was never established—apparently it was either Marvin Hughitt or someone in the Chicago office of the C&NW railroad company. The original plat covered 11 blocks from 1st Street to 3rd Street and from Iowa Avenue SE to Ohio Avenue SW.

Huron's first settler was John Cain, a practical printer from Troy, New York. He learned in Chicago, from the railroad people, that they would have their chief town and operating headquarters at their James River crossing.

From 1880 until the capital was permanently located at Pierre in 1904, Huron was in the thick of the fight for the honor of being the capital city. Campbell and Winter Parks are the only remaining properties that were once designated capital grounds.