After years of planning and preparation, the Yankton School District (YSD), Thursday, broke ground on a groundbreaking facility.
Construction of the new $25 million Early Childhood Development Center (ECDC) is set to begin this spring on 12.2 acres just south of Chan Gurney Airport. School administrators say the facility will be the first of its kind in the state.
Thursday’s groundbreaking event, which was postponed from last week due to inclement weather, included speeches, music by the Yankton High School Band and hotdogs and hamburgers for lunch.
“We are here today to begin construction on a 21st century, cutting-edge facility that will meet the needs of our youngest children in the Yankton School District,” YSD Superintendent Wayne Kindle told…
