Curt Soehl

Independent · SD

Curt Soehl served on the Sioux Falls City Council, with his term ending in July 2026.

Environment and Public Health (2 records), Housing Affordability (1 record), Social Programs and Welfare (2 records),

Government Spending Reduction (3 records)

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Environment and Public Health · 2 support

Co-sponsored an extension of the city's mask requirement until high-risk people could get vaccinated. It failed 5-4 after the mayor broke a 4-4 tie.
March 9, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: keloland.com
Co-sponsored an emergency COVID-19 mask requirement for indoor public places in Sioux Falls. The council rejected it 5-4.
November 10, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: keloland.com

Government Spending Reduction · 3 oppose

Joined a unanimous council vote to move $4 million into a fund for housing for people earning 40% or less of median income.
September 19, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: keloland.com
Voted yes on a $100,000 budget amendment to create a city office of child and youth development. Six council members voted no, so it failed.
September 18, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: keloland.com
Sought a $136,000 budget amendment to restore city funding for the Sioux Falls Municipal Band after the mayor cut it from the 2021 budget.
July 31, 2020Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: keloland.com

Housing Affordability · 1 support

Joined a unanimous council vote to move $4 million into a fund for housing for people earning 40% or less of median income.
September 19, 2023Supports Housing Affordability
Source: keloland.com

Social Programs and Welfare · 2 support

Voted yes on a $100,000 budget amendment to create a city office of child and youth development. Six council members voted no, so it failed.
September 18, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: keloland.com
Co-sponsored a city ordinance giving property tax refunds of up to $500 a year to seniors 65 and older and people with disabilities. The council advanced it.
January 31, 2022Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: keloland.com

Public Infrastructure · 2 support

Co-sponsored an ordinance moving $500,000 from the general fund to fix potholes. It passed 7-1.
February 21, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: keloland.com
Voted yes as the council awarded a $21.8 million contract to rebuild the 6th Street bridge downtown. It passed 6-2.
January 17, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: keloland.com

General · 8 records

Voted yes as the council approved a tax increment financing district for a new Smithfield pork plant in Foundation Park. It passed 7-1.
March 17, 2026
Source: keloland.com
Filed an ordinance with Councilor Rich Merkouris to move Sioux Falls city elections to June, after a state law ended April city elections.
June 2, 2025
Source: keloland.com
Cast the only vote to renew a beer license for La Tapatia, a small store. The rest of the council voted to deny it.
May 16, 2023
Source: keloland.com
Publicly urged voters to reject a ballot measure banning new slaughterhouses in Sioux Falls. He backed the planned Wholestone Farms pork plant.
November 3, 2022
Source: keloland.com
Co-sponsored a council resolution recognizing Pride Month. It passed 5-3.
June 14, 2022
Source: keloland.com
Proposed a city task force with Councilor Rich Merkouris to study homelessness in Sioux Falls and suggest actions.
June 8, 2022
Source: keloland.com
Voted with a 5-3 council majority to appoint Shana Nelson as the city's internal audit manager. He said her husband's city job was not a problem.
April 23, 2019
Source: keloland.com
Voted no on a city ordinance to let council candidates win with 34% of the vote instead of a majority. It failed 5-4 after the mayor broke a tie.
February 19, 2019
Source: keloland.com

Minnehaha County Commissioner · November 3, 2026 · Minnehaha County, South Dakota