Reprieve granted to Dell Rapids salvage owner, but axe could still fall

Repeated violations in Minnehaha, Moody counties result in nuisance violation

A rural Dell Rapids man has been given a reprieve after the Minnehaha County Commission voted this week to declare his property a public nuisance.

Bernie Opland now has until June 3 to remove junk cars and other material from his property at 24635 470^thAve. after getting in contact with the Minnehaha County Planning Department. Opland missed the meeting Tuesday in which the commission voted to declare his property a nuisance. He told The Dakota Scout that he recently had back surgery and has difficulty walking, and, he added, that he thought the meeting was Thursday.

“I’m 79 years old, and I’m not getting any younger,” he said.

Second South Dakota county gets tired of Dell Rapids man’s junk