

*Canyon Lake Senior Center/$128,792/$50,000/Pickleball courts with fencing and lighting *Abbott House/$1,470,000/$250,000/Two 8-bedroom therapeutic foster homes (Elk Vale Development) *Children's Museum of the Black Hills/$850,000/$400,000/Design-build-create Children's Museum in Rapid City *Passages Women's Transitional Living/$1,380,000/$500,000/New residential treatment facility *Harney Little League/$100,000/$100,000/Fencing, dugouts, bleachers for 2 new fields *Community Health Center of the Black Hills/$165,000/$165,000/New storage facility

*Rapid City Collective Impact/$16 million/$5 million/OneHeart campus property acquisition & renovation *Black Hills Sports, Inc./$5 million/$5 million/Remodel of Floyd Fitzgerald Stadium *Youth and Family Services/$13,994,118/$1,950,000/East Adams Street facility expansion *Elevate Rapid City/$8 million/$2 million/5-year community initiative for economic development *Veterans Honor Banner Project/$10,000/$10,000/Light Pole Banner Hangers-28 along St. (Organization/Total Project Cost/Vision Fund Request/Brief Project Description) "Our collective sleeves are rolled up and we are ready to get to work."Ī nine member citizen committee was approved by the City Council in August and Vision Fund applications were sought for eight weeks with an application deadline of October 12.Ģ018 Vision Fund Project Applications (not listed in any priority order): "The Citizen Committee has its work cut out for it but it's a challenge we look forward to," said George Grassby, Committee chairman. It is anticipated recommendations will be brought forward to City officials in January with the City Council making the final decision early in 2019 on which community and city projects will receive Vision Funds. The Citizen Vision Committee will conduct working sessions through November and schedule Vision Project hearings in December, providing thorough review of the applications. "All of the projects are worthy of review and consideration for Vision Funds and once the Citizen's Committee has made its recommendations and the Council has provided approval, the selected projects will be a great benefit for Rapid City and our citizens well into the future." "It was a great response from the community," said Mayor Steve Allender. The total combined cost of the projects is more than $66.7 million with Vision Fund requests by the groups totaling more than $28.7 million. RAPID CITY, SD-The City received two dozen applications for Vision Fund resources from community organizations for a variety of projects, many calling for new, expanded or upgraded facilities. Citizens Committee Will Review, Make Recommendations to Council
