Businessman resubmits helipad request for Mount Rushmore tours
RAPID CITY (AP) — A Black Hills businessman still wants to build a helipad off U.S. Highway 16 near Rockerville for his helicopter tour business.
RAPID CITY (AP) — A Black Hills businessman still wants to build a helipad off U.S. Highway 16 near Rockerville for his helicopter tour business.
According to media reports, Michael Jacob filed a new request for a conditional use permit Sept. 29 with the Pennington County Planning and Zoning office.
The Pennington County Commission rejected his original proposal five months ago.
Jacob provides aerial tours of Mount Rushmore National Memorial and the Black Hills from a Keystone heliport, but has faced opposition from neighbors there.
He says concerns over noise and safety are overblown, and his helipad in Custer County has drawn few complaints from neighbors. He says he has also offered to pay for road improvements to mitigate traffic concerns.
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