Fundraising beginning for $19 million building on SD State Fairgrounds (Audio)
January 7, 2021
Mike Tanner
HURON, S.D.–A devastating fire last October destroyed the Beef Complex building on the South Dakota Sate Fairgrounds in Huron.
Now plans are in place to construct a brand new building that will replace it.
Interim South Dakota Ag Secretary Hunter Roberts says it’ll be called the South Dakota Events Complex…
Former State Senator Jim White of Huron a private fundraising effort that aims to raise four million dollars toward this $19 million project…
Roberts talked about the timeline for getting the complex built…
Governor Noem included $12 million in state general fund dollars toward the project in her budget proposal.
Insurance proceeds from the fire will pay a portion of the construction costs, and White says they’d like to get the private dollars raised by the end of the upcoming legislative session.
