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Committee approves Farm Bureau food-stand expansion at Fair Park, subject to permits and AIS review
Summary
The county committee approved a conditional plan for a 351-square-foot expansion of the Washington County Farm Bureau food stand at Fair Park, with staff saying the project (estimated at about $80,000) will require facilities review, AIS input and standard permits.
The committee approved a Farm Bureau proposal to expand a food stand at Washington County Fair Park by about 351 square feet, with preliminary project cost estimated at roughly $80,000. The approval is conditioned on facilities review, required permits and consultation with the Agricultural Industrial Society (AIS).
Jamie Ludovic, chief community development officer, said the Farm Bureau asked to add a bump-out to move a cooking hood and to open the stand; the work would become the county’s asset if donated on completion and the county typically requires committee approval before accepting permanent donated structures.
Jamie said facilities staff had held preliminary conversations about building materials, paint and site utility relocation. He said the county is exploring whether utility relocation costs could be paid from the Fair Park infrastructure debt fund that was established for improvements across the Fair Park campus; staff plan to present a fuller report on that fund and its obligations in forthcoming meetings. Jamie said the Farm Bureau expansion is an eligible expense under Fair Park infrastructure improvements but that the committee also wanted to consult AIS and finalize specifications.
Supervisor Mary moved to approve the Farm Bureau expansion subject to facilities review and AIS input; Supervisor Pridemore seconded. The motion carried by voice vote.
Jamie told the committee the facility would remain under the existing lease arrangements (the Farm Bureau operates under a long-term lease at the fairgrounds) and that routine interior upkeep has historically been performed by the lessee while the county is responsible for the building’s structural “bones” under the county’s agreements with AIS. Staff said any detailed maintenance allocation for the new work would be clarified in facility and AIS review and that final permits must be obtained before construction.
