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Dawn Caldwell speaks to Legislature’s ag committee as she seeks third term on Nebraska State Fair Board
Summary
Dawn Caldwell told the Nebraska Legislature Agriculture Committee that an ARPA-funded drainage project and volunteer support have helped stabilize the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island as she seeks reappointment to a third three-year term.
Senator Barry DeKay, chair of the Nebraska Legislature Agriculture Committee, opened a confirmation hearing on appointee Dawn Caldwell’s reappointment to the Nebraska State Fair Board, during which Caldwell described financial and facilities improvements at the fairgrounds in Grand Island and outlined priorities if she is reappointed.
Caldwell, who said Governor Pillen asked her to serve a third and final three-year term on the fair board, told the committee the fair ‘‘was not in a good financial state’’ when she first joined and that a combination of leadership changes, staff stabilization and a flood-mitigation project funded by ARPA have helped restore the event’s operations and guest experience.
The confirmation hearing focused on the fair’s facilities and finances: Caldwell and Nebraska State Fair Executive Director Jaime Parr described ongoing work on stormwater and parking improvements funded by an ARPA grant, ownership and…
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