FORT PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - A city council in central South Dakota has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by a business owner who accused the city of giving special breaks to the developer of a Missouri River development project known as Riverwalk Landing.
The Capital Journal (https://bit.ly/2pTy0Uc ) reported that the Fort Pierre City Council voted 5-1 to settle the lawsuit Monday. Kevin Gabriel of Ward 1 was the sole council member to vote no.
Business owner Diane London filed suit against the city, the Fort Pierre Development Corporation and Midwest Construction Ind. in 2015, alleging that Midwest Construction received special breaks not given to other property owners near the Missouri River and the Riverwalk project. London owns the Perkins Restaurant near the project area.
London requested that the project halt until it complied with the bylaws of the Teton Island Business Park Owners Association. London also wanted a judge to rule that condominiums planned for the Riverwalk Landing would be dwellings solely for residential use and therefore violated bylaws.
The terms and conditions of the settlement agreement were made confidential.
The first part of the Riverwalk Landed project, a restaurant and bar called Drifters opened in 2016.
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Information from: Pierre Capital Journal, https://www.capjournal.com
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