SIOUX FALLS, S.D.  (MITCHELLNOW) — The Lennox City Council unanimously accepted an agreement with the State of South Dakota Department of Corrections to allow the DOC’s planned new prison to use to the city’s wastewater system.
The state/DOC will pay the city $10.5 million in upfront money and then, pay its monthly fee based on use of the sewage system. City administrator Nathan Vander Plaats said the agreement includes about $52,500 in a monthly payment.
The council’s decision came after several individuals spoke against and in support of the agreement. A number of those opposed also criticized the overall proposed new prison planned for a site between Harrisburg and Canton in Lincoln County.
“This is not a vote as to a specific location of the prison,” state official Ryan Brunner said.