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Salem Lakes board moves to revise Kenosha County Fair CUP; approves DASFest 2026 and limits weeknight races
Summary
After hours of debate the Salem Lakes Village Board approved a one-year addition of DASFest (July 30–Aug. 1, 2026) to the Kenosha County Fair conditional use permit, agreed to a five-year revision process, and set limits including a cap of 12 Monday–Thursday weeknight race events per season and up to five on-track late-night events per year while deferring final security staffing numbers pending sheriff-provided risk assessments.
The Village of Salem Lakes Board on Dec. 2 debated and advanced large-scale edits to the Kenosha County Fair’s conditional use permit, approving a one-year addition of DASFest for July 30–Aug. 1, 2026 while asking fair operators to return with detailed security and risk-assessment documentation before any longer-term approvals.
Attorney Michael McTernan, representing the Kenosha County Fair Association, urged clarity and predictability for the fair’s operations and warned against blanket restrictions tied to outside events such as Country Thunder. “You can’t be sitting here afraid to operate simply because it falls on the same weekend as Country Thunder,” McTernan said, asking the board for concrete guidance so organizers can…
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