City Hall seeks community feedback to help identify Rapid Citys biggest issues and goals [Video]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – City Hall wants to hear from the community on how the quality of life can be improved in Rapid City for the foreseeable future.

The city’s Community Development Department wants to remind people of the Feb. 7 deadline for an online questionnaire to help the city develop the next phase of its comprehensive plan. The plan serves as a strategy for the city in addressing its needs, challenges and goals.

The questionnaire asks participants to provide their top priorities for improvement including education, the economy and recreational space.

“We’re getting a lot of input on bike and PED transportation, looking for bike paths,” Long-Range Planning Division Manager for the City of Rapid City Kip Harrington said, “We have people saying we need more opportunities for parks and recreation. Housing, of course, is always a big issue in our community as well as economic development and …