The Valley County Board of Commissioners voted to allow the Cascade Chamber of Commerce to use an electrical outlet at the Valley County Fairgrounds for a one-day Cascade Christmas Market and tree lighting planned for Dec. 6.

Morgan Edwards, speaking for the Cascade Chamber of Commerce, told the commissioners the event will be a single-day Bavarian-style market with 12 vendor booths, four vendor spots under the park pavilion and the Christmas tree placed “just on the west side of the basketball court.” Edwards said safety and power were the organizers’ main concerns because the pavilion outlets are 60–90 feet from the tree and many booths, creating a tripping hazard for cords.

“Our number 1 priority is to make sure people are safe when they’re going back and forth through the park,” Edwards said, asking to use a pole with six outlets on the north side of the fairgrounds that she measured as roughly 30 feet from the tree site.

Commissioners discussed logistics and asked county facilities staff to check the outlet and the equipment. Scott, a county facilities staff member who is retiring, and others noted they would inspect the pole and ensure outlets were operable and safe. Commissioners asked that plugs be checked for cracked or broken outlets before the event.

A motion to approve the request — described in the meeting as "approve the Cascade Christmas market to use the power at Valley County Fairgrounds for vendors and Christmas tree on December 6" — was moved and seconded and approved by voice vote. Commissioners also noted that if the hook-up was approved it should be temporary for the single evening and disconnected after the event.

Edwards said JK Construction would help set up and that vendors are local school fundraisers, nonprofits and small businesses from Valley County. Organizers will remove any temporary connections at about 8:30 p.m. after the event and return the park’s power control to county staff.

The board did not attach permit conditions beyond the routine safety checks and a request that facilities staff verify outlet condition and operability before the event.