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JUN 15 1983 REPORT - PARKS & RECREATION COMMITTEE nox 5.3 , PnE4774 Chairman Bird reported that the major item discussed at the last Parks &Recreation meeting was the matter of a County Fairground. He has felt for some time that the County should have its own fairground and they have been looking for a suitable location which would also serve as a permanent home for the Fire Fighters annual fair. The Parks & Recreation Committee voted unanimously in favor of designating a permanent site for a County Fairground in Kiwanis-Hobart Park. The Committee also set a target move -in date of the Spring of 1985. Chairman Bird reported that there has been some research on the area near the dump station west of Kings Highway, as in a study done by college students, this area was designated for agricultural activities. The next step would be to ask the Commission to authorize staff to do some preliminary testings and cost estimating in this area as to what would be required to go in and do the initial clearing and the initial site preparation that would be required. The Chairman explained that the thought was that a minimal amount of work would be done the first year and then the money generated from the Fire Fighters Fair would go back into further site improvement. Hopefully, the site would be developed at no additional cost to the County and could be set up as a self sufficient type of enterprise. Chairman Bird felt it will probably take a little bit of seed money the first year, but those funds possibly could be recovered from future profits of the Fair. Commissioner Scurlock requested additional information about retaining ownership and control of the entire area He hoped that the Fire Fighters would contract with the County for the use of a portion of that site for their Fair and commit themselves to a certain amount of funds or profits from that operation to be put back into the site. Chairman i 55 M