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Jan.10,2004
Shooting range near Bear Butte canceled
By Bill Cissell, Journal Staff Writer
STURGIS — Sturgis Industrial Expansion won't be building a gun range near
Bear Butte north of Sturgis.
In documents filed in federal court Friday, the development group and the
city of Sturgis asked the court to dismiss lawsuits filed over the location of
the shooting range.
The proposed $900,000 Black Hills Sportsman's Complex came under fire, and
the suits were filed by American Indian tribes and a grassroots group of
citizens called the Defenders of the Black Hills.
The court documents say Sturgis Industrial Expansion voted at a special
meeting Jan. 7 to abandon plans to build the shooting range.
The suits was filed by the tribes and the citizens group because they said
the range, four miles north of Bear Butte State Park — a religious site for many
Indian tribes — would disturb religious ceremonies that take place on Bear
Butte.
The tribes and the citizens group also claimed that a $825,000 Community
Development Block Grant given to the city and turned over to the development group
didn't meet federal guidelines.
A separate investigation determined that allegation to be true, and the money
was returned to the state.
Sturgis Mayor Mark Zeigler said that without the federal funds, the scope of
the project might change. He said that the city and the development
corporation might consider a world-class indoor range.
Contact Bill Cissell at 394-8412 or e-mail [email protected]
Jan.10,2004
Shooting range near Bear Butte canceled
By Bill Cissell, Journal Staff Writer
STURGIS — Sturgis Industrial Expansion won't be building a gun range near
Bear Butte north of Sturgis.
In documents filed in federal court Friday, the development group and the
city of Sturgis asked the court to dismiss lawsuits filed over the location of
the shooting range.
The proposed $900,000 Black Hills Sportsman's Complex came under fire, and
the suits were filed by American Indian tribes and a grassroots group of
citizens called the Defenders of the Black Hills.
The court documents say Sturgis Industrial Expansion voted at a special
meeting Jan. 7 to abandon plans to build the shooting range.
The suits was filed by the tribes and the citizens group because they said
the range, four miles north of Bear Butte State Park — a religious site for many
Indian tribes — would disturb religious ceremonies that take place on Bear
Butte.
The tribes and the citizens group also claimed that a $825,000 Community
Development Block Grant given to the city and turned over to the development group
didn't meet federal guidelines.
A separate investigation determined that allegation to be true, and the money
was returned to the state.
Sturgis Mayor Mark Zeigler said that without the federal funds, the scope of
the project might change. He said that the city and the development
corporation might consider a world-class indoor range.
Contact Bill Cissell at 394-8412 or e-mail [email protected]
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