3-8-06 BBIA report on Meade Commissioners regular monthly meeting.
Meade Commissioners set hearing date for Allen’s beer license.
Meade County Auditor has received Jay Allen's application for beer license. On March 7th Meade Commissioners set the date, Sturgis County Line/ Jay Allen beer license hearing is set for Tuesday, April 4th, 2006 at 3:30 p.m. The hearing will be held in the Meade County Court House, 1425 W. Sherman St., Sturgis, SD. Approval of alcohol permitting in Meade County is contingent on two criteria, bar location and the character of the applicant.
Besides the designation as a State Park, Bear Butte is Nationally Registered as a Historic Site and Historic Landmark. It also contains, within it’s State Park status, an area that is protected as a National Wildlife Refuge (NWR). Bear Butte Lake was established as an easement refuge in the late 1930's for "migratory bird, wildlife conservation, and other purposes." This National Wildlife Refuge is within 4 miles of Allen’s planed amphitheater. These designations are unique and such titles are not conferred easily upon an area. The farthest point from Bear Butte on Jay Allen’s north property boundary is only 2 1/4 miles.
Proposed Largest Biker Bar/Campground in Sturgis Fact Sheet.
Plan
Owner - Jay Allen, Broken Spoke Saloon, AZ businessman.
Purchased 600 acres of pasture 1 mile N Bear Butte from Jim Reed.
Envisions biggest biker watering hole & largest concert venue in Sturgis area.
Campground & Rally-week playground, originally named "Sacred Grounds," now called,
"Sturgis County Line".
Road construction began March 2006; 15, 000 sq. ft. structure to follow
Rally 2006...
150,000 sq. ft. of asphalt
New Broken Spoke Saloon (22,500 sq. ft.)
Sturgis County Line Amphitheater 30,000+ concert goers
Rally 2007...
Builder's Bar
Mexican Cantina
1800s Schoolhouse ("teachers" serving beer)
From the website: Sturgis County Line
"...hundreds of acres to party...free from a policed environment...ice cold beer...kick-butte music
and oh yea, hot hot women!"
Results…
Prayers disturbed by loud, vulgar noise & activities (nude women on bikes +).
More disrespectful disturbance to all those who regard Bear Butte as sacred shrine.
More drug & alcohol arrests, drunk drivers: more accidents and deaths.
More noise & pollution that will negatively impact wildlife and environment.
More trash & trashy bar-like behavior - clean-up at taxpayer expense.
Blatant exploitation of women leads to swelling numbers at local crisis shelters.
Contact local, tribal, state & federal legislators to express your concern
THINK OF THE FUTURE - Sign Petitions - Write Letters - Stay Informed
For further information, contact Nancy at (605) 720-0282, FAX: 605-720-2260 or write to:
Bear Butte International Alliance
PO Box 4232
Sturgis, SD 57785
or e-mail Email
Matopaha
(Bear Butte International Alliance is a group of volunteers whose primary goal is to help maintain Bear Butte as an American Indian sacred site. Our intent is to preserve and protect the integrity of this sanctuary for its continued use for prayers and meditation, now and for future generations.)
(Above info. obtained from RCJ article, 8-8-05 & Sturgis County Line website) 3/06
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Last updated on March 10, 2006