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Del Mar Fairgrounds launches countywide "Fairgrounds 2050" master-planning outreach
Summary
The 22nd District Agricultural Association outlined a multi-year, community-led master-planning effort called Fairgrounds 2050, saying the district will fund the planning process and pursue an international design competition before starting CEQA review.
The Del Mar Fairgrounds’ governing body, the 22nd District Agricultural Association, presented its Fairgrounds 2050 master site planning program to the La Mesa City Council on July 22, describing a countywide outreach and a multi‑phase timeline that will end with environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act.
The presentation, delivered by consultant Zach McQuarrie of Southwest Strategies, explained that the district is a state institution governed by a nine‑member board appointed by the governor and that it operates without general taxpayer support. “They don’t receive any taxpayer dollars,” McQuarrie said, adding that revenues from the San Diego County Fair, horse racing and seasonal events fund the district’s operations and, he said, will fund the…
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