Meierhenry v. City of Huron

WOLLMAN, Justice.

This is an original proceeding in which the Attorney General, joined by a resident and taxpayer of the city of Huron, and a resident and taxpayer of the city of Rapid City, seeks a declaratory judgment declaring SDCL ch. 11-9 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”) unconstitutional and a writ of prohibition restraining the cities of Huron and Rapid City from proceeding with the establishment of tax incremental districts and the issuance of bonds pursuant to the Act. We deny the relief requested. 1

In 1978, the South Dakota Legislature authorized municipalities to create tax…