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Commissioners weigh fairgrounds staffing, maintenance and city partnership as volunteer base shrinks
Summary
Speakers at a Stark County listening session discussed hiring an events coordinator or facilities manager, formalizing maintenance responsibilities, coordinating with the City of Dickinson, and pursuing grants to support a growing fairgrounds program.
Stark County commissioners and community members used a public listening meeting to explore options for managing the county fairgrounds, including whether to hire a promotions/events coordinator, a facilities manager, or both.
"If there's more events, then that would lead me to be more inclined to say, the person that comes in would need to have events, promotion, and coordination skill set," Speaker 1 said, noting a need to balance promotion against on-site maintenance tasks. Participants described a busy calendar of events — many weekends, weekly…
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