# City Council Meeting October 19th, 2026


**Body:** City of Aberdeen
**Date:** October 19, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Construction & Infrastructure, Transportation, Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding


The Aberdeen City Council meeting of October 19, 2026 (meeting date listed in the metadata as October 20 UTC) considered several procurement, capital-project, and funding items. Council approved a $2.24 million pay request to PKG Contracting for Phase One wastewater treatment plant improvements; a $167,796.22 pay request to Quest Construction for the public works maintenance building; and milling-and-overlay work involving Jensen Rock and Sand, including a $58,792 payment and a $68,605 change order. The 2026 road project covered 16 blocks and came in at about $508,000 against a $600,000 budget. Council also approved a $26,750 annual USGS stream-gauge funding agreement. Transportation grants included a $4,500 equipment grant and $220,000 rolling-stock grant, with city matches of $900 and $44,000, respectively, plus a $46,978 Rideline operating and administrative grant. Airport-related approvals included a $34,850 Quest Construction change order and related payments to Helms and Quest; the airport project was funded in part by $1.2 million in state funding and $800,000 in federal funds.

Council approved an application for a South Dakota housing infrastructure grant of up to $500,000 for a proposed approximately $2.5 million, 50-lot affordable/workforce housing development on city-owned land. It also approved a Genesis Farms LLC cannabis dispensary permit at 115 South Main Street. The council extended the data-center moratorium to July 1, 2027, and approved an amendment covering new cryptocurrency-mining facilities. Two items were postponed: a proposed $350,000 allocation of promotional-fund reserves—including event programming, a shared arts/events position, a community event, and public-art sculptures—was tabled for further discussion, and the proposed agreement with the Aberdeen Cycling Association for a nature-area bike skills park and trails was tabled for two weeks. No final funding or contract award was made on those postponed items.

**Source:** City of Aberdeen