The City of Huron announced a major redevelopment plan for the central part of the city last night…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/04/central-park1.mp3|titles=central park1]Huron Mayor Dave McGirr says the aquatic center will replace Huron’s aging municipal pool that is over 40 years old and past it’s recommended life span. Since Huron is one of the last larger cities in the state to take up an aquatic center project and McGirr says Huron needs something to compete for visitors from places like Brookings, Mitchell and Aberdeen. That something is called the Master Blaster…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/04/central-park2.mp3|titles=central park2]The Central Park proposal has an estimated cost of 12-point-six million dollars, but taxes in Huron will not increase…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/04/central-park3.mp3|titles=central park3]McGirr says officials have realized after years of trying that Huron will never become a traditional college town. The Central Park plan involves the demolition of the main buildings of the Huron University campus. Huron businessman Earl Nordby purchased the H-U property and donated it to the city…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/04/centralpark4.mp3|titles=centralpark4]McGirr says a significant portion of the three million dollars in community fundraising campaign has been collected so far to meet the 12-point-6 million dollar price tag. Variances and zoning issues related to the Central Park project will come before the City Commission on April 18th.