PIERRE, (KCCR) — The Select Committee on Legislative Relationships with Ellsworth Air Force Base met for the first time Monday in Rapid City. Among the legislators on the Committee is House Majority Leader Will Mortenson of Fort Pierre. Mortenson was taken aback by the economic impact the base will have with the addition of the B-21 Raider bomber…
Education became a big focus for the meeting with representatives of the Douglas, Meade County and Rapid City School Districts explaining their place in provide education for the base’s families and students…
Ellsworth scored mid-pack in education in studies conducted by the Base Realignment and Closure Committee. With work already being done at Ellsworth in anticipation of the B-21, Mortenson says there could likely be legislation to help the base in the Capitol this winter…
Also presenting to lawmakers at the two hour meeting were Elevate Rapid City, the City of Box Elder and the South Dakota Department of Transportation.
