Commissioners discuss Fairgrounds purchase and tourism outreach; staff cite ARPA and residual project funds for ticket booths

County officials discussed a request from fairgrounds staff to pay an outstanding purchase order for three small ticket‑booth sheds totaling $25,298 and to use remaining funds from an earlier fairground allocation.

Mike Slowinski, identified in the transcript as a building official, told commissioners the Fair Board purchased three ticket booths and staff were seeking direction on which account should pay the outstanding PO. He said residual funds remain from a previously allocated project tied to the 4‑H building; the amount available was described as the leftover portion of an earlier allocation that covered multiple fairground improvements. Slowinski asked the board to allow payment from that residual account, and commissioners indicated they had no objection to using ARPA‑eligible residual funds for the purchase. "So we would like to use that money to to pay for this outstanding PO in the in the in the tune of $25,298 for these small ticket booth sheds," Slowinski said.

Separately, Beth Carmichael, executive director of the Trumbull County Tourism Bureau, filed a monthly report and told commissioners the office completed an economic development tour and a Mosquito Lake event that drew about 80 attendees. She noted an online travel reviewer had listed Mosquito Creek Lake among top destinations for the Labor Day weekend and that the bureau has hosted paid influencer visits to highlight local restaurants and attractions.

Ending: Commissioners had no objection to staff proposal to pay the outstanding ticket‑booth invoice from available fairgrounds/residual funds and acknowledged the tourism office’s recent outreach; no formal roll‑call vote on the PO payment was recorded in the transcript.