Volume 14- Issue 1 - January
The Road Map
SEDC purchases Exit 32 Development Property The Sturgis Economic Devel‐ count, Exit 32 handles the highest traffic count in opment Corp (SEDC) recently Meade County, averaging 19,600 units per day. purchased the vacant proper‐ It is the east entrance into the City of Sturgis and ty located at 752 Anna Street/ offers the most direct access to Vanocker Canyon Exit 32 from Guy A. Edwards/ and the Black Hills Na onal Forest. The exit is WE Sturgis, LLC. The vacant also used heavily by those visi ng Fort Meade. building currently on the site The area is also located near the future Belle Joli will be demolished. Winery which will open in 2014, as well as, the Pat Kurtenbach, SEDC will market the prime 40+ acres recently annexed by the City of Sturgis. President, SEDC site for commercial re‐ SEDC is a non‐profit economic development development. This is part of the organiza on’s organiza on formed in 1973 to assist new and larger efforts to increase the local tax base and expanding business and industry in Sturgis and offer more services for area residents and guests. the greater Meade County area. “This property is located in a key commercial district poised for growth. In preparing this property for development, it is our intent that it also be a catalyst for further development ac vi es,” said Pat Kurtenbach, President of SEDC. Daniel Ainslie, Sturgis City Manager, added, “The City was pleased to partner with SEDC to re‐develop this gateway site. The transforma on of this property will signify the growing opportuni es that are available in Sturgis.” The property is zoned “Highway Service”, which is ideal for a wide variety of commercial applica ons. The vacant building at 752 Anna Street will be demolished to According to the 2012 DOT traffic make way for future commercial development.