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Nebraska State Fair requests up to $2.6 million from Grand Island for Fonner Park parking, lighting and drainage improvements
Summary
Nebraska State Fair and Fonner Park officials asked the Grand Island City Council on June 10 for up to $2.6 million in city support to complete parking, lighting and drainage improvements at the Fonner Park campus; staff said roughly $1.535 million of that total directly relates to city‑owned facilities and requires legal review before the council can act.
Representatives of the Nebraska State Fair and Fonner Park asked the Grand Island City Council on June 10 to consider a supplemental city funding contribution to complete parking, lighting and drainage work at the Fonner Park campus that the state funded in part with ARPA dollars.
"Over the last couple years, the Fonner Park campus stakeholders have really worked to improve the grounds, with the help of the $20,000,000 ARPA money," Tom Shellpepper, vice chair of the Nebraska State Fair board, said in his remarks. Presenters said the state awarded $20 million of a $27 million application and that Olson, the contractor, helped value-engineer the program.
The presenters described a two‑phase plan. Phase 1—largely completed—focused on the northeast portion of campus and storm-sewer and grading work. Phase 2 targets the south side of…
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