As opposed to simply thanking her supporters during her last City Council meeting, “Terrible” Theresa Stehly appears to be throwing rocks until the last bitter moment of her career as a city councilwoman in Sioux Falls:
Stehly says the council has a tendency to listen to developers and department heads, not the citizens.
— Joe Sneve (@Argus_Joe) July 8, 2020
Stehly says thanks to the 14,000+ people who voted for and supported her. “My opponent raised a record breaking $117,000 to get into the office.”
— Joe Sneve (@Argus_Joe) July 8, 2020
And it gets better.. as the person who brought the Democrat State Party Chair in for her recount claims that the Republican Party brought politics into the election:
“It’s disappointing to me that we allowed the Republican party to come in and put their hand print all over this election.” – TS
— Joe Sneve (@Argus_Joe) July 8, 2020
Stehly is using a power point to run through her accomplishments during her time involved with Sioux Falls civics, some of which pre-date her time in office
— Joe Sneve (@Argus_Joe) July 8, 2020
About the time that people were wondering if it was ever going to end, Councilor Christine Erickson did try to wrap things up on a positive note at the end of the “Theresa show” part of the meeting:
“I want to thank Councilor Stehly for her four years of service and I wish her the best,” said Councilor Christine Erickson, who has numerous public spats with Stehly.
…It’s almost as if the councilors are seeing light at the end of a long and cranky tunnel.
It’s sad. She’s obviously not a very happy person. Alex Jensen never attacked her even though they could have. He’s just a person with a lot more maturity than her.
Here is the problem – Her statements are not factually incorrect.
– Tons of money poured into a City Council campaign, thats a little scary
– This is a Non Partisan race and the Rs jumped in full throttle
– Anyone who is being honest KNOWS the big money developers have their hooks into the city council. Sure is interesting so many realtors are or have been on the city council. These industries along with banking go hand and hand. This is MY biggest concern as a Conservative
Teresa’s biggest issue was not her heart or tackling the right issues at times, it was her approach and many times lack of being factually prepared. The fact Alex won and really NO platform and minimal campaigning outside of mailers and sign yards tells you something. I am hoping he is not just another guy who gives us TIFFs, more public/private partnerships that only benefit the developer, and more “entertainment”. We need these folks to pull back the purse strings, lower taxes, etc. This council are Tax and Spend Republicans who are really no better than Democrats in my mind.