PIERRE, (KCCR) — Local non-profit entities have been giving presentations to local governing boards as those boards for budgets for the next year. The South Dakota Discovery Center came before the Pierre City Commission this week to discuss their request. Executive Director Dr. Rhea Waldman says the Discovery Center’s involvement in a recent child care study has the Center looking to fill the gaps…
Waldman says the Discovery Center obtained a grant from the Governor’s Office of Economic Development for the building but had to pull back…
Waldman says they want to continue on the path to add day care capacity to Pierre and Fort Pierre…
As for the budget request, Waldman and the Discovery Center are requesting help with repairing roof areas over garage spaces that have water damage among other issues.