City of Beaver Creek sells bank building

The City of Beaver Creek closed this week on the sale of the bank building to a couple who will use it for office space.
Jody and Jeremy Burt, Sioux Falls, purchased the building for $25,000. Jody is a registered dietitian, licensed nutritionist and certified nutrition support clinician, but it’s not clear if she’ll see clients in the Beaver Creek office space.
In a letter to the council, Jody spelled out her intentions for the building’s use in her nutrition support consulting business.
“My partner and I are the only two Certified Nutrition Support Clinicians in the state of South Dakota,” she wrote. 
“We believe that there is an opportunity in the Sioux Falls and surrounding area to provide our services to patients/families in person and/or via telehealth.”
The former bank, which is on the National Registry of Historic Places, appraised at $35,000 this spring when the council voted to sell it for approved uses, including office space.
At one point, several residents voiced interest in the city keeping the building to use for a museum, but as discussion turned to maintenance costs over time, interests turned to using existing city property for historical items.
The First National Bank was built around 1917 of brick, stone and concrete, and the interior is Tennessee marble and trimmed with quarter-sawed oak.
When Minnwest closed its Beaver Creek branch Jan. 31, it marked the first time the building had been empty.
The city accepted the donation of the building with no immediate plans for it, except to maintain control over future entities that might buy it.
Council members determined the building was in good shape at the time. For example, the roof was redone in 2013, the furnace dates back to the mid 1990s, the electrical wiring is current and working Internet connections are in place.