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Scott Hourigan

Council Member2024-05-01 to 2027-05-01 (month-level start: May 2024 per Black Hills Pioneer article dated May 10, 2024 reporting the swearing-in at the Monday council meeting; month-level end: May 2027 three-year term per SDCL 9-13-1 as quoted on spearfish.gov/27/Mayor-Council)

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At a glance

News mentions
0

Term ending May 1, 2027.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
13
Total speaking time
53:44
Avg per meeting
4:08
Segments
508

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Filtered to Development

Top issues during term (20)(Development)

medium→Sep 2026[16]

Spring Creek Ranch Estates subdivision

No infrastructure costs now, but the agreement would put future road and utility obligations on developers, not the city.

high↓Jan 2026[16]

Comprehensive Plan Progress and Housing Trends

Building permit fees totaled $855,000 in 2025; a housing needs assessment is proposed in the 2027 budget.

medium↑Oct 2026[16]

Nine-lot subdivision sketch plat in the ETJ off St. Onge Road

Roads would be privately maintained by an HOA or road district — no city or county maintenance dollars.

medium↑Sep 2026[15]

Hills View Homes development agreement amendment

Lowers the city-held security guarantee on the subdivision by $150,000.

high↑May 2026[12]

Spring Creek Ranch final plat

The city would take on no road maintenance cost under the development agreement.

high↑Apr 2026[11]

Eastside Acres development site visit

$396,798.74 increase, about $101,000 offset by the developer.

high↓Apr 2026[10]

Sky Ridge affordable housing lot transfers

Property transferred at terms set in the 2025 development agreement; new homes will expand the tax base.

medium↓Jan 2026[8]

First-quarter permit statistics and plan review timelines

Stricter wind requirements can add construction costs for homeowners and builders.

high↓Feb 2026[7]

Peaceful Pines at Elkhorn Ridge development agreement

New sewer allocation purchases from Elkhorn Ridge and public infrastructure construction will be covered by the developer under a development agreement.

medium↓Sep 2026[6]

Nedifi Way and Centennial Mountain development closeouts

City reimburses the developer about $44,000 for water upsizing and will pay for six feet of extra sidewalk on Two Bar T Street.

high↓May 2026[6]

Highway 85 North annexation area development

The city has no capital improvement funding to extend water and sewer to the annexed area.

medium↓May 2026[4]

Powell Gulch apartments temporary occupancy

Cost-sharing stays 55% city / 45% Stencil for the booster pump.

medium↓May 2026[4]

Bylaws amendment for alternate member participation

medium↓Jul 2026[2]

SBA indoor training facility zoning hurdles

high↓Jul 2026[2]

Engineering Design Standards adoption

No direct cost to residents, but it shapes what developers must build and pay for.

medium↓Jul 2026[2]

Thoen Stone Road minor plat

medium↓Jul 2026[2]

Sale of public land through SEDC

high↓Apr 2026[1]

Maitland Vistas road built off approved alignment

The owner claims relocating the Black Hills Energy transmission line to restore the alignment could cost millions; staff noted no documented evidence of that figure.

high↓Jan 2026[1]

Top Shelf Subdivision density and transition

Public infrastructure — road dedication and utility extensions — will be dedicated to the city under the agreement.

high↓Mar 2026[1]

Elkhorn Ridge Golf Estates Block 2 multifamily plat

No direct city cost, though future multifamily development there would add sewer, park, and infrastructure demands.

Decisions during term (8)

Recorded while Hourigan was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.