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Dunn County Fair board readies 2025 fair, wins small grants and plans follow‑up electronics recycling
Summary
The Fair Board reported the 2025 fair is 57 days away, confirmed some schedule changes, secured two grants totaling $5,000 for improvements and an economic‑impact study, and described an electronics collection that filled three semi‑trailers; board will seek budget adjustment and plans a fall collection event.
The Fair Board told the Facilities Committee that the 2025 Dunn County Fair is approaching and that staff members have made schedule and staffing preparations, confirmed most judges and opened entries for open and junior divisions.
The board reported two recent grants: a $4,000 local grant to finish concrete in the Coverall building at the Rec Park and a $1,000 Wisconsin Association of Fairs grant intended to help pay for an economic‑impact study. The Coverall concrete work is complete, the fair representative said, and a budget adjustment will likely be on a future agenda to record the grants.
Board members also said they are working with the state fair association to request changes to Wisconsin Statute 93.23. The statute currently requires a notary certification that a sponsoring fair has no lewd, immoral or gambling activity as a condition of state aid; county fair representatives said they are seeking legislative sponsors to update the statute to allow modern fundraising activities such as raffles and bingo that some fairs now use to generate revenue.
The fair report included a description of an electronics collection event the county hosted with a vendor, Dynamic, which collected materials in three semi‑trailers. Volunteers, facility staff and vendor staff handled processing; the pickup required significant on‑site labor and traffic control but provided a public service that organizers said generated strong demand. Several speakers asked the facilities staff to explore holding another event this fall; staff said they have started conversations with the vendor and will continue planning.
Committee members were also briefed on facilities staffing changes: a compressor unit at the Government Center HVAC was replaced after failure, and Brady Berghof will serve in an interim facilities leadership role as the county updates the position description to recruit a permanent replacement for Scott (departing facilities staff).
