Critics call fence around homeless shelter 'symbol of oppression'

Sioux Falls officials want more information before signing off on $70K proposal to barricade perimeter of parking lot where homeless congregate

(Dakota Scout archives)

Don’t start building a fence around the homeless shelter near downtown Sioux Falls just yet.

The Sioux Falls City Council wants more time to consider a proposal from the mayor’s office that would see the construction of a $70,000 fence at a parking lot on the corner of Eighth Street and Indiana Avenue.

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