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Utah County Fair reports attendance gains, requests $175,000 in seed funding
Summary
Fair organizers reported higher attendance, increased volunteer participation and new nonprofit status, and asked the commission for $175,000 from tourism/TTAP funds to seed this year's operations.
Utah County Fair representatives reported higher attendance, greater volunteer participation and a new nonprofit structure during a presentation to the Utah County Commission, and asked the commission for $175,000 in seed funding from tourism/TTAP funds to support the coming year.
The fair's representative, identified in the meeting as Greg Conover, told the commission that attendance rose by about 15% last year, open-class entries increased about 25% and volunteer participation rose to roughly 268 volunteers. "We did end up with about 10 of those last year, so we got about $15,000 off of sponsorships that way," Conover said, referring to a makers market that drew new vendor types and sponsorship revenue.
The fair reported estimated…
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