Root Beer Socials for public input | On TV [Video]

RAPID CITY, S.D. – A free, family-friendly event designed to gather public input is taking place next week in Rapid City.

Rapid City’s Planning Projects Division will be hosting two days of root beer socials to seek opinion on the city’s comprehensive plan. The plan covers several issues including housing, transportation, the economy as well as arts and culture.

It’ll be about a year before the plan is finalized, right now the focus is making sure the city’s vision matches that of residents. The city hopes that hosting these root beer socials will attract more people to take part.

Rapid City Planning Projects Division Manager Sarah Hanzel says, “We’re always trying to think of creative ways to make public engagement more accessible, more fun, more relevant to people with their busy lives. So one way to do this is to try to think of it as a fun celebration that’s …