***RAFFLE CONTEST**
Tickets will be sold at the following four locations OR by a NOPE member! REMEMBER only 1000 tickets will be sold!
PLEASE BUY TICKETS AT THESE LOCAL BARS:
- Kim’s Korner Bar and Grill (Worthing, SD)
- Fresh Horses Saloon (Harrisburg, SD)
- The Wheel (Canton, SD)
- Bertz Sports Bar and Grill (Beresford, SD)
Important Dates and Events:
As the fastest growing county in the state of South Dakota, and the 9th fastest growing county in the country, Lincoln county should never have been considered as a potential home for 1,500 of our state’s worst offenders.
There are few locations like Lincoln county left in the country. Low crime, high growth, growing nearby schools, limited traffic, and a bustling economy. With a new prison all of that changes.
For a state who’s primary economic driver is agriculture, rezoning 320 acres of our most nutrient dense land away from ag production and into the department of corrections is irresponsible and goes against the county’s growth plans. Erecting a prison on some of the most highly sought after property in the state requires an extreme amount of logical gymnastics.
Mission of NOPE: Our purpose is to ensure that our community’s voice is heard when decisions
regarding DOC construction projects are made, prioritizing the interest of the taxpayers of South
Dakota, all incarcerated individuals, and their families.
Organizational Goal of NOPE: Through advocacy, education and collaborative efforts, we will
maintain our community as a place of transparency, accountability and shared decision-making,
while addressing the challenges at hand.
*The principles of NOPE serve as a guiding framework for addressing these critical issues and
advocating for transparent and community-centered decision-making.
Public Safety
This prison will make our community, the citizens, the school students, and businesses unsafe. From Harrisburg to Canton, Sioux Falls to Worthing, Tea to Lennox and everywhere in between, the negative impact of the proposed mens prison will be significant.
Economic Growth
Aside from not being in Lincoln county’s development roadmap, the prison will stifle our economy, not grow it. Taxes will increase. Homeowners’ property will decrease. Government expenses will skyrocket. The utility infrastructure will become more unstable.
Leadership
There are many reasons Lincoln county is leading the way for South Dakota. Hosting a penitentiary in the heart of South Dakota’s fastest growing community is not one of them.
Join the Fight
There are proper procedures to which every building project, small or large, must adhere. The prison should be required to go through all of the channels for planning and zoning that the citizens must go through on building projects.