RAPID CITY, SD — Results have been finalized by Rapid City Officials, who have declared the citizens of Rapid City have voted against the establishment of the “Destination” TIF District, with a final tally of:
All 25 precincts in:
Yes 3,415 (30%)
No 7,965 (70%)
22.32% Turn Out (11,380 out of 50,995 Voters in Rapid City)
Absentee results
Yes 961
No 2,479
The District intended to redirect property tax income from the LibertyLand project in North Rapid City to surrounding infrastructure, however following a significant backlash from members of the community and a significant petition campaign, the issue of the TIF district went to a vote today.
No Free Rides Rapid City has said that their stance against the district does not represent a stance against TIFs as a tool, but originates in concerns with a 47-Million-dollar partition of the TIF which appears to be for internal use, and holds that this represents a subsidy to the project.
Pete Lien & Sons and Storyland Studios, the organizations behind the LibertyLand project have not issued a statement on these results at the time of writing.
