Committee notes outstanding Fair Board lease and potential stadium turf lease

Nov 26, 2025

Committee members said the Fair Board lease remains unresolved and reported the fair has scheduled a carnival for the third week in June 2026; the chair also said he is working with Versailles officials and the school district on a possible stadium turf lease that will be brought back for consideration.

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The committee chair told members that the Woodford County Fair Board remains in discussions with the county on an outstanding fair-board lease and that he has been in email contact with Mary Lou Watkins, the Fair Board chair. The chair said the fair has negotiated a carnival date in the third week of June for the 2026 fair, which should reduce conflicts with graduation and theater scheduling.

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