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ON MOTION by Commissioner Adams, SECONDED BY Vice <br />Chairman Stanbridge, the Board unanimously (4-0, <br />Commissioner Macht absent) took no action on the above <br />matter. <br />7.N. Hobart Park Fairgrounds - Sign/Plaque in Honor of Wilbour D. <br />"Zip" Tripp, Jr. Founder of the Firefighters Indian River County <br />Fair <br />The Board reviewed a Memorandum: <br />TO: Board of County Commissioners <br />FROM: Fran B. Adams <br />RE• Fair <br />I hereby request that the Commission approve the placement of a sign/plaque at <br />the Hobart Park Fairground that acknowledges the founding of the Indian River County <br />Fair by Wilbour D. "Zip" Tripp, Jr. The requested signage is attached. The location of <br />the sign will be in the Fairgrounds and will be freestanding. Staff, Joe Earman and <br />myself will make an on-site determination for a suitable location. We will plan a small <br />unveiling during the Fair. <br />Wilbour D. "Zip" Tripp, Jr. founded the Firefighters Indian River County <br />Fair in 1980 at the Vero Beach Municipal Airport. In 1985 the Fair moved to <br />these Fairgrounds "Zip' managed the Fair until 1988. His enthusiasm and <br />vision are still evident in this community he loved and served for 28 years <br />"He is a firefighter " <br />March 6, 2001 <br />6K 1174PG 3 07 <br />