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Resident urges council not to grant special zoning for Cannon Valley Fair go‑kart track, alleges unlawful construction

3216145 · May 7, 2025
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At the May 6 Cannon Falls City Council meeting, resident Erin McMahon criticized a proposed zoning amendment linked to the Cannon Valley Fair Board and said the go‑kart track at the fairgrounds was built and operated without required permits, naming state agencies she said were concerned.

Erin McMahon, a Cannon Falls resident, told the City Council on May 6 that a zoning amendment the city is negotiating with the Cannon Valley Fair Board should not create a separate classification for the fairgrounds and that the go‑kart track there was built and operated without required approvals.

McMahon said the Cannon Valley Fair Association’s March 15 Facebook post included “numerous false statements,” and she quoted the post as saying, “the go kart track at the fairgrounds was introduced to provide an economic boost to the broader Cannon Falls community.” She said the post also…

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