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Commissioners deny plan to remove or sell fairgrounds, say legal review and possible legislation underway
Summary
Residents asked about rumors that the fairboard now must seek commission approval for events and that the county plans to remove or sell fairgrounds property; commissioners called the rumors false and said they are reviewing statutes and may pursue clarifying legislation.
At a Kootenai County town-hall on April 30, residents pressed commissioners about rumors that the county had limited the fairboard's ability to schedule events and was preparing to remove or sell the fairgrounds. Commissioners and the fairboard pushed back and described ongoing legal review.
Mary Veer asked whether the fairboard must now seek commission approval before scheduling events and whether the county was laying groundwork to sell the fairgrounds. Commissioner Duncan called…
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