Senator Thune visits Rapid City to discuss military housing
News StaffJuly 2, 2021News
courtesy/file photoThune discusses military housing Friday.
RAPID CITY, S.D. – South Dakota Senator John Thune was in Rapid City Friday to discuss military housing with the South Dakota Ellsworth Development Authority.
The purpose of the meeting was to meet with local developers and planners about the current housing situation in the area and the impact to our military population.
The roundtable focused on current housing projects and future housing projects that will provide for the current and future needs of the military members and their families.
Ellsworth is getting ready to be the first base in the nation to host the new B-21 Raider and several construction companies and city and economic officials met with Thune to map out a plan of how everyone can work together to make sure everyone has a place to live.
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