HOT SPRINGS - The Hot Springs City Council has unanimously voted to buy Evans Plunge, the oldest operating tourist attraction in western South Dakota's Black Hills.

Residents of the town in an election last month narrowly approved the purchase of the warm mineral water park, which has been up for sale for years.

The Rapid City Journal reports that the city will pay $1.5 million for the site. The deal will close July 1.

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