Ellis County accepts $200,000 Tallgrass donation for fairground LED lighting
Tallgrass Development (presented by IVB Energy staff) offered a $200,000 donation toward a $237,000 project to replace fairground lights with LEDs; county administrator Darren Myers said the county's net cost would be about $37,000 before potential additional donations and in-kind work, and the commissioners approved the purchase order and donation.
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Representatives from Tallgrass Development and IVB Energy told the commission they would donate $200,000 toward replacing exterior lighting at the Ellis County fairgrounds. "We are very excited to be working with Ellis County on this project," said Chris McKissick, CEO of IVD Tallgrass Development, describing an effort to improve safety and energy efficiency across the track, midway and parking areas.
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