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Board debates mission wording, charter language and long-term vision for Fairgrounds campus
Summary
Board members discussed balancing charter mandates and financial sustainability while reconceptualizing the fairgrounds as a multiuse 'live, work, play' campus; members disagreed over whether the mission should explicitly reference current revenue-producing events or be more forward-looking.
Board members on Jan. 13 revisited the strategic work plan and debated how narrowly or broadly to frame the fairgrounds' mission. The discussion focused on two tensions: honoring charter and private-act language that describes required activities, and building a financially sustainable campus model for the future.
Chair Jasper Hendrix and other board members said the board must balance the charter requirements — which direct operating certain events —…
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