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Committee weighs moving 150‑year‑old post office to Minnehaha County fairgrounds amid facilities and construction updates
Summary
The Minnehaha County Building Committee heard a proposal to relocate a roughly 150‑year‑old post office to the county fairgrounds and recommended an inspection before deciding. The committee also received facilities budget projections and updates on building projects, including rising steel costs and supplier bid issues.
The Minnehaha County Building Committee met at 7:45 a.m. on April 6, 2021, and approved the March 23 meeting minutes. Committee members then discussed a proposal to relocate a historic post office to the county fairgrounds and received updates on facilities work and ongoing building projects.
Scott Wick, CEO of the Sioux Empire Fair Association, presented the fair association's plan to move a roughly 150‑year‑old post office building to the Minnehaha County Fairgrounds. According to Wick, the Century Fund would pay to repair and move the structure; the county would need to assume insurance responsibility if the move proceeds. Commissioners recommended that Mark Kriens, Minnehaha…
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