PIERRE — The Pierre City Commission approved a funding request last week by the Oahe Hockey Association to use Business Improvement District funds for a capital project. Pierre Economic Development Corporation C-E-O Jim Protexter says the funding comes from the two-dollar tax applied to hotel room stays…
Protexter says the BID Board was happy to see such a request..
Nick Marso with the Oahe Hockey Association says they want to make the Ice Barn more than just a practice facility…
Nearly 300 skaters between the Hockey Association and Central South Dakota Skating Club figure skating group use the Ice Barn. Marso hopes the improvements can draw tournaments to Pierre. The BID Board Capital Request grant for improvements to the building is 200-thousand dollars.
