PIERRE — The Joint Committee on Appropriations has passed a bill that would dredge and restore Capitol Lake. Bureau of Administration Commissioner Scott Bollinger says the dredging includes Capitol Creek from 4th Street to Capitol Lake and the lake itself. Bollinger didn’t mention the Flaming Fountain and Representative Chris Karr of Sioux Falls asked about that…
The plan would pump Missouri River water to fill Capitol Lake along with new runoff drains from the City of Pierre’s system. Without the warm Artesian well water, Capitol Lake would freeze over in the winter. Bollinger says the idea of a perpetual flame still burns…
Many legislators on the Committee say the flame is a crucial part of the memorials near it…
House Bill 1013 passed the Joint Committee on Appropriations 13 to four.
