City of Brookings
Recent News About City of Brookings
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PRESS RELEASE: City of Brookings Hires Next Public Works Director
Brookings, SD – The City of Brookings is happy to announce John Thompson will start on September 6th as the next City of Brookings Public Works Director.
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5.9% of households in Brookings received food stamps in 2020
Brookings ranked 203rd in South Dakota for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Attention Please: The City of Brookings will be hosting an open house on Wednesday, August 10
Attention Please: The City of Brookings will be hosting an open house on Wednesday, August 10, from 5:00 - 6:00 PM
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PRESS RELEASE: Road construction to begin on 8th Street South and 8th Street
The Department of Public Works will begin road work on the 8th Street South (Main Avenue to Medary Avenue) and 8th Street (Medary Avenue to east of 14th Avenue) starting on August 1, 2022.
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PRESS RELEASE: Closure planned for the Intersection of 20th Street South and 22nd Avenue
Brookings, SD - The City of Brookings will be hosting an open house on Wednesday, August 10th, from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
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Kids like you… create!
Brookings Disability Awareness Committee is hosting a free art event for disabled and neurodivergent children at The Creative Space Studio at 314 Main Avenue, Suite 1 in Brookings on Saturday, August 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Brookings County residents have median age of 27 by 2020
Brookings County residents have a median age of 27-years-old as of 2020, according to US Census Data.
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Did the population of Brookings County rise or fall from 2020 to 2021?
Brookings County had the fifth largest population in South Dakota in 2021.
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PRESS RELEASE: City of Brookings Hires Next Police Chief
Brookings, SD – The City of Brookings is happy to announce Michael Drake will start on August 22nd as the next City of Brookings Police Chief, pending all final background checks.
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PRESS RELEASE: Road Construction begins on 14th Avenue from 6th St. to 8th St, Brookings, SD
The Department of Public Works will begin reconstruction of 14th Avenue starting on July 22, 2022. Work will include:
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PRESS RELEASE: Starting Saturday | Hillcrest Aquatic Center leisure pool to close for maintenance
The Leisure pool area at the Hillcrest Aquatic Center will be closed for maintenance needs beginning Saturday, July 23rd until further notice.
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Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Event
The Brookings Regional Landfill is encouraging Hamlin, Deuel, Kingsbury, Lake, Brookings, and Moody County residents to dispose of unwanted household hazardous waste (HHW) in a safe and environmentally responsible way at its Household Hazardous Waste event on Saturday, August 27th at the Swiftel Center south parking lot, from 8 a.m. to noon.
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PRESS RELEASE: Brookings Police Department announces organizational restructuring
Recently the City commissioned the Center for Public Safety Management, LLC. (CPSM), a subsidiary of the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) to conduct a study and review operations at the Brookings Police Department.
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PRESS RELEASE: Submit Nominations for Dorothy & Eugene T. Butler Human Rights Award
PRESS RELEASE: Submit Nominations for Dorothy & Eugene T. Butler Human Rights Award
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Brookings Historic Preservation Commission, August 11
Brookings Historic Preservation Commission Thursday, August 11, 2022
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RESS RELEASE: City of Brookings Street Chip Sealing to Begin August 1st
The Brookings Street Department will be sealing streets with oil and rock starting Monday, August 1st, 2022 (weather permitting).
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PRESS RELEASE: Starting Saturday | Hillcrest Aquatic Center leisure pool to close for maintenance
The Leisure pool area at the Hillcrest Aquatic Center will be closed for maintenance needs beginning Saturday, July 23rd until further notice.
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Road Construction will take place at #1416 6th Street, Brookings, SD
The City will be reducing the number of eastbound travel lanes on 6th Street near #1416 6th Street starting on July 20, 2022 to accommodate work associated with the City’s joint project on 14th Avenue.
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Brookings City Council Meeting on August 9
City Council Meeting Tuesday, August 9, 2022
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PRESS RELEASE: Brookings Police Department announces organizational restructuring
Recently the City commissioned the Center for Public Safety Management, LLC. (CPSM), a subsidiary of the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) to conduct a study and review operations at the Brookings Police Department.