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<br /> <br />t'CCnomy by making Sl4rc that farmjng is sus- <br />tainable. {This at1i071 would also atMrcss Loss <br />of Agricultural Pnx/'-Ktjvity from FJ{J(}(iing; see <br />Sdutiorrs I-A through I-H. pages 21-23.] <br /> <br />POTENTIAL SOLUTION 6-c <br />E1"ol4rage economic d(Vrlopment compatible <br />with the regional economy and envir07mlenl <br />of the Basin. Promote tourism and recreation, <br />and U5i' opm space and greet/ways to attract <br />investmmt in value-aiMed tlgrjcultuml pro- <br />cessjng and light. clean manufacturing. <br />The Governor's Office of Economic <br />Development should take the lead, along with <br />local governments and the S.D. Department <br />of Agriculture. <br />Funding could come from the Gover- <br />nor's Office of Economic Development, the <br />S.D. Department of Game. Fish and Parks, the <br />S.D. Department of Transportation, the Eco- <br />nomic Development Administration, the S.D. <br /> <br />Department of Tourism, the State Historical <br />Society, and the S.D. Department of Agriculture. <br /> <br />POTE:\TIAL SOI.UTION (,-1) <br />Evaluate historic llnd prehistoric resources in <br />the Basin, arrd develop them as feasible {This <br />action would also address lAck of Historic arId <br />Archaeological Sites; see SolutiOfI 4-A. page 33.J <br /> <br />POTENTIAL SOLUTION O-E <br />Assess the potential for tourism and recre- <br />ation-baud economic development along <br />the lakes. <br />Basin lakes have potential economic <br />value. Appropriate development on lake- <br />shores (including flood mitigation measures <br />like being elevated above the flood level) con- <br />tributes 10 the tax base. The Swan Lake <br />Improvement Association in partnership <br />with the Turner County Commission has <br />commined $514,250 in local and state funds <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />to match $425,250 in V.s. Environmental <br />Protection Agency monies and $5,500 in <br />other federal funds to implement a five-year <br />dredging project to remove sediment and do <br />other work to restore Swan Lake. Another <br />example is the high visitation at VemliUion <br />Lake. which has the potential to stimulate <br />local business. Natural resource-based tour- <br />ism could be considered at Lake Thompson <br />after fluctuating lake levels and erosion prob- <br />lems are mitigaled. <br />Local governments should take the lead <br />on this solution. and work with the Gover~ <br />nor's Office of Economic Development to begin <br />implementing this solution within one year, <br />