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Commissioners discuss using proceeds from sale of old highway garage for fairgrounds campground and fence projects
Summary
County officials discussed rewriting an ordinance to permit using proceeds from the sale of the old highway garage (about $198,000 cited) to fund campground improvements at the fairgrounds, install fences, and other projects tied to that fund; no formal appropriation was adopted during the meeting.
Commissioners discussed proposed uses for funds generated from the sale of the old highway garage, including paying for a campground upgrade at the fairgrounds, replacing a south fence at the former highway site and installing a fence by the community corrections parking area.
A commissioner said the proceeds from the garage sale — cited during the meeting as approximately $198,000 — had been set aside under an ordinance and that county counsel would rewrite the ordinance so the funds could be used on specified projects. Projects discussed included adding sewer hookups and storm shelter facilities at the fairgrounds campground so it can be rented year-round, drafting bylaws for campground use, and making the facility compliant with state requirements to allow regular rentals.
The county also discussed using the fund to build a new fence at the old highway garage site and at a county parking lot adjacent to the former jail as part of an agreement with the city; commissioners asked for bids and said staff would gather multiple quotes. No formal appropriation votes were taken; staff were directed to prepare ordinance language and to obtain bids for the fence projects and sewer work for further consideration.
