President’s Report

MarchMadness! Iamsurewehaveallheardofthatphrase before. More times than not, we think of basketball when we hear March Madness. Whether it is your local high school girls and boys or the college basketball teams, it signifies one final opportunity to try and win a championship.

By the time the March issue of the South Dakota Municipalities Magazine hits your mailbox, the South Dakota Legislature will have concluded the 2018 session. Although not in March, the session can be compared to a tournament run. Much time and energy are put into considering the pros and cons of each bill and ultimately decidingtopassorfailthem. Althoughweatthelocallevel are not a voting member at session, we and our hard working SDMLstaff are more than just fans. Our voice is very well valued and respected. Thank you to everyone who was able to make it to Pierre for the Legislative Rib Dinner. March madness continues with our yearly District meetings. This year our “Road to the District Meetings” takes us to Harrisburg, Geddes, Webster, Wessington Springs, Roscoe, Selby, Ft. Pierre, Huron, Wall and Deadwood. Achancetoget the Legislative post game (session) report from Yvonne. I hope you are all makingplanstoattend,andIamlookingforwardtoseeing each of you.

Mike