Racing Lawsuit Cost Fair Board $39K; No Decision Yet On Whether To Appeal
September 10, 2019 at 12:46 a.m.
By Amanda [email protected]
At Monday night's board meeting, Board President Kevin Harris said the board found out about the judgment Friday "when everybody else did," and that the board's next step was to meet with their legal team to figure out their next move.
Special Judge appointed to the case, Stephen Bowers, granted the plaintiffs' request to have a permanent injunction and uphold a 1990 settlement agreement halting motorized racing at the fairgrounds.
Harris said during Monday's meeting that fundraisers the fair puts on is how those legal bills will be paid.
In other business, the board:
• Announced the 2020 Fair dates are July 12 through 18. The theme will again be chosen through a contest. Anyone with a theme idea can submit it, through December. The fair board will put all the ideas on their website for community voting.
• Said they are desperately needing volunteers to help build the haunted house at the fairgrounds. Work nights are 5:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, with some Saturday and Sunday shifts also available. Anyone interested can call the fair office for more information, or just show up. The haunted house and zombie paintball arcade starts the last weekend of September and runs every weekend in October from 8 to 11 p.m. Harris noted this fundraiser is the fair's next biggest fundraiser besides the fair itself.
• Reminds residents that from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. this Saturday is the "Great American Garage Sale" at the fairgrounds. There is no charge for admission.
The next Fair Board meeting is 7 p.m. Oct. 14 in the Shrine Building East.
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At Monday night's board meeting, Board President Kevin Harris said the board found out about the judgment Friday "when everybody else did," and that the board's next step was to meet with their legal team to figure out their next move.
Special Judge appointed to the case, Stephen Bowers, granted the plaintiffs' request to have a permanent injunction and uphold a 1990 settlement agreement halting motorized racing at the fairgrounds.
Harris said during Monday's meeting that fundraisers the fair puts on is how those legal bills will be paid.
In other business, the board:
• Announced the 2020 Fair dates are July 12 through 18. The theme will again be chosen through a contest. Anyone with a theme idea can submit it, through December. The fair board will put all the ideas on their website for community voting.
• Said they are desperately needing volunteers to help build the haunted house at the fairgrounds. Work nights are 5:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, with some Saturday and Sunday shifts also available. Anyone interested can call the fair office for more information, or just show up. The haunted house and zombie paintball arcade starts the last weekend of September and runs every weekend in October from 8 to 11 p.m. Harris noted this fundraiser is the fair's next biggest fundraiser besides the fair itself.
• Reminds residents that from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. this Saturday is the "Great American Garage Sale" at the fairgrounds. There is no charge for admission.
The next Fair Board meeting is 7 p.m. Oct. 14 in the Shrine Building East.
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