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South Dakota's boomtown neighbors set ground rules for growth

Increasingly crowded Lincoln County to adjust zoning cooperation with Sioux Falls after city pens deal with Harrisburg, Tea

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Oct 15, 2025
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What happens when fast-growing cities start running into each other?

It can bring turf wars, jockeying and a race to the outskirts. But it can also spark cooperation, like in southeast South Dakota where the cities of Harrisburg, Sioux Falls and Tea have penned a three-way deal that’ll serve as rules of engagement for the boomtowns.

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