SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- They just don't want a storefront casino selling booze in their neighborhood.
"Every night we hear about all the robberies taking place at casinos. We do not need to bring this element to our neighborhood." One of the residents appealed to Sioux Falls City Council Tuesday evening.
And Council agreed - unanimously - to reject a special permit for the business at 18th and Cleveland.
The owner wanted to add a video lottery casino to the Hilltop BP Gas Station at that location. The station has been there some 37 years. After the planning commission approved the plan, neighborhood residents organized to get Council to reconsider.