# Lincoln County Commission September 22, 2026

At its September 22, 2026 regular meeting, the Lincoln County Commission approved several infrastructure and service agreements. It authorized agreements with the South Dakota Department of Transportation for preliminary engineering on four bridge projects funded through the state’s BIG program; the county share is about 20%, or approximately $12,000–$13,000 per structure. Commissioners also approved three memorandums of understanding with Lyon County, Iowa, clarifying bridge ownership, maintenance and repair cost-sharing, and inspection responsibilities. The commission approved an award for the Lake Galvin box culvert project after eight bids were received. The transcript does not reliably identify the contractor or final award amount; the earlier budget estimate was $3.2 million, and the project has state emergency-relief mitigation funding with a 20% county share. An engineering-services agreement related to the airport’s South 20-acre hangar expansion was also approved, with staff clarifying that the payment covered previously approved and completed taxi-lane work, not new hangar construction.

The commission approved a Minnehaha County prisoner-housing contract that reduces the contracted bed count from 45 to 35. The 2027 rate will rise from $131.90 to $142.33 per inmate per day; staff estimated that using 35 beds could still yield roughly $500,000 in annual savings compared with the prior arrangement. A proposed cellular distributed antenna system for the Justice Center was deferred for a future commission to consider after occupancy and additional proposals; no award was made. After discussion of possible budget reductions, a motion proposing cuts to employee increases and several programs and projects failed, and the commission subsequently adopted the 2027 annual budget.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure, Transportation
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding
**Published:** September 22, 2026

### Sources
- [Lincoln County Commission September 22, 2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXRX_r72wm0) - Lincoln County, SD