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Park County Ag Fair Alumni asks parks board to partner after county funding tightens
Summary
Volunteers running the Park County Ag Fair Alumni Association described large youth participation, fundraising through livestock sales and recent nonprofit status, and asked the Fairgrounds and Parks Board to explore closer collaboration as county support faces cuts.
Members of the Park County Ag Fair Alumni Association told the Park County Fairgrounds and Parks Board on Feb. 19 that they have become a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and are seeking a formal working relationship with the board as county budget pressure threatens existing support.
The request came during the meeting’s public-comment period, when the association described its history managing public fair events after the county asked volunteers to take over in 2019 and outlined the fair’s local reach and economic impact. "We are now officially called the Park County Ag Fair Alumni," a representative said. "We're a bunch of volunteers who have 4‑H and FFA exhibits there and we manage all of the public community events down at the fair in July." (Representative name not…
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