The City of Sioux Falls said a cooperation agreement with the Community Foundation will be considered first by the Sioux Falls Parks Board and then by the Sioux Falls City Council. The announcement did not represent final approval by either body.

The city also said a public launch and community-engagement phase is planned for fall 2026. That work is being developed in partnership with the Bezos Earth Fund.

Agreement will go through city review

The proposed agreement gives the Parks Board and City Council formal opportunities to consider the partnership before the planned public phase begins. The city has not announced vote dates or outcomes for either body.

That distinction matters because the grant announcement starts a process rather than completing one. The agreement must still move through the review sequence identified by the city. Any future decisions about the project will follow the terms and actions taken during that process.

The Community Foundation is the organization named in the agreement. The Bezos Earth Fund is identified as a partner for the public launch and community-engagement work planned for the fall.

What is known about the project

The Quarry is associated with Falls Park in Sioux Falls, placing the proposed revitalization near one of the city’s most prominent public destinations. The site’s location makes the project relevant to broader questions about how Sioux Falls uses and invests in public spaces.

The city’s announcement identifies the effort as grant-supported but does not specify the grant amount or provide complete funding terms. It also does not establish a final design, construction budget or completion date.

Those details will be important as the agreement moves through review and as the community-engagement phase takes shape. The final uses for the site, the scale of any physical work and the financial responsibilities of the participating organizations remain to be defined through later project steps.

Fall engagement is the next identified step

The planned fall 2026 launch is expected to provide a public setting for explaining the revitalization effort and gathering community input. The announcement does not give a specific date for that phase.

For residents, the next known milestones are consideration by the Parks Board, consideration by the City Council and the fall public-engagement phase. Those steps should clarify how the Community Foundation agreement would operate and what the grant-supported project could mean for The Quarry.

Until those actions occur, the project remains an announced revitalization effort rather than a completed redevelopment plan. Sioux Falls has identified the site, the proposed partnership and the planned public process, while the final scope, funding details and construction timeline remain unresolved.