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Montezuma County Fairboard reports higher livestock sale totals, proposes testing extended fair dates
Summary
Fair board members told commissioners the county fair saw higher livestock sale proceeds (about $50,000 increase), more open-class entries and attendance at events; the board is considering adding a pre-fair Friday and asked commissioners to be open to adjusting facility schedules and staffing.
Members of the Montezuma County Fair Board gave commissioners a post-fair report that highlighted increased participation, higher sale proceeds and a slate of upcoming events at the county fairgrounds.
Fair Board member Felicia Herman said open-class entries more than doubled this year and that the livestock sale produced “a little bit more than $50,000” in increased proceeds compared with the previous year. She said the rise in beef prices contributed and reported that of roughly 41–42 beef animals offered, only three sold for less than $5,000. The fair board also said it had 112 buyers and that 65 buyers completed a follow-up survey.
Herman and other fair-board members described new programming introduced this year, including a salsa contest and pie contest, additional open-class advertising and expanded events such as rodeos, dog trials and commodity giveaways. They also said the fairgrounds supported multiagency incident command posts during recent wildfire responses.
The fair board asked the commissioners to consider extending the fair by adding the Friday before the traditional week, noting some buyers asked whether a Friday livestock sale would be possible. Commissioners and fair staff discussed scheduling constraints — including an existing racetrack event and the need to avoid empty days that deter attendance — and emphasized the board should resolve internal scheduling and coordination with the fairgrounds manager (Justin) before the county grants formal calendar changes.
Fair staff also reported progress on an ADA parking-lot project: engineered plans and a preliminary bid form were delivered to county staff (Travis) and may be ready to go to bid this winter, with asphalt work possibly deferred until better weather. Fair board members said they will discuss the proposed date changes at their meeting later that evening.
Commissioners thanked volunteers and suggested the fair board coordinate with Justin on facility scheduling and with county staff on the ADA bid timeline.
