SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Even though the Minnehaha County Commission could increase the wheel tax, the highway department is recommending leaving it alone.
Highway Superintendent D-J Buthe says the department is comfortable with current funding.
Buthe says the allowed increase in funding, thanks to legislation passed in Pierre, has enabled his department to take on more projects. He prefers having his department work into the current jobs available and not take too big of a bite out of future projects.
The current Minnehaha County wheel tax is $4.