PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Residents of Pierre will vote in November on whether the capital city should build a $14.5 million recreation and event center.

The City Commission on Tuesday voted unanimously to put the matter to a public vote. If approved, the facility would open in early 2019, replacing the old City Auditorium that closed in 2010 due to structural issues and was demolished in 2014.

Architects designing the center have said it would seat 4,000 people and would be similar to the Swiftel Center in Brookings.

Pierre Mayor Laurie Gill said officials have been working on the idea for three years. It became public last fall when Gill announced a local couple was donating 16 acres of land for a center. The city then held three community meetings to gather public input.

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