STURGIS, S.D. – The Sturgis City Council held their first September meeting Tuesday night, and on the agenda was the awarding of a bid for the city’s banner pole improvement project.
The city utilizes banner poles at various locations along Main Street, Junction Avenue and Lazelle Street to promote events year round. The poles, however, were installed several decades ago and over the years, they’ve had some poles and cables break, leading to concerns about their safety.
With the growing safety concern, city staff has been working with structural engineers from Albertson Engineering to identify which poles in the city should be replaced. Twelve poles have been identified to be removed and ten of them are being replaced with new engineered structures.
The new structure will not use cable wires but will be structural steel that will allow for a much safer use and increase the wind load of the poles.
The city cites the poles as being a significant source of revenue over the years through the sponsorship program.
The lone bid received for the project was from Mac Construction for $368,800.
