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Lincoln County contends state needed demolition permits to raze farm buildings, state disagrees

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The state of South Dakota this week took down a series of structures on the site of a $825 million men’s prison without obtaining county demolition permits.

According to the Lincoln County Planning Department, that’s a violation of its code enforcement ordinances requiring property owners get approval before buildings within its jurisdiction can be razed.

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