Hidden Sioux Falls quarry pond to be revitalized via $15M Bezos grant

Hidden Sioux Falls quarry pond to be revitalized via $15M Bezos grant

City leaders in Sioux Falls announced a $15 million grant from the Bezos Earth Fund, earmarked to revitalize a little-known quarry pond near Falls Park.

How a $15 million grant will fund a new downtown destination

Simplified: A $15 million donation from the Bezos Earth Fund will help the city revitalize a quarry east of Falls Park into a new destination downtown. Here's what we know so far. Why it mattersMayor Paul TenHaken announced the donation Tuesday morning in front of the water-filled quarry on the east side of Weber Avenue just south of where East Falls Park Drive turns into East Stockyards Place.Sioux Falls is one of eight communities to receive m…