Ag Association presents fairgrounds master plan; council approves $60,000 survey appropriation
The Hancock County Ag Association presented a multi‑phase fairgrounds master plan with exhibit‑hall and bowl options. Commissioners voted to appropriate up to $60,000 from food & beverage to fund a topographic survey and civil engineering work to refine cost estimates and phasing.
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Debbie Vansicle, vice president of the Hancock County Ag Association, presented a master plan the association commissioned to identify capital priorities at the fairgrounds, including an exhibit‑hall expansion (estimated low $3.25M–high $6.5M) and an upgraded bowl (low $5.2M–high $9.1M). Vansicle said the board hopes to raise $1M through a multi‑year fundraising campaign and to use professional studies to firm up estimates.
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