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Larimer County 4‑H Foundation says Ranch Events Complex concession changes curtailed carnival operations
Summary
The Larimer County 4‑H Foundation’s president told commissioners the Ranch Events Complex and vendor operator required prepackaged food, then labeled the foundation noncompliant, forcing long‑running carnival concessions to stop and the foundation off the ranch's event roster.
Cindy Buckhart, president of the Larimer County 4‑H Foundation, told the Board of County Commissioners that changes at the Ranch Events Complex have disrupted the foundation's long‑running carnival operations and event access.
Buckhart said the foundation received an email from Connor McGrath dated March 24 that signaled a reversal of prior practice and, in 2023, the Ranch Events Complex required food operations to use “prepackaged ready to eat food products.” She said that requirement prevented several volunteer 4‑H clubs from operating traditional carnival food concessions that had been used for decades and that foundation leaders were later told the foundation would have to pay facility fees and was “no longer host[ed]” at the Ranch Events Complex.
The foundation’s leader said the change ended a bake sale tradition “after 64…
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