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Okaloosa commissioners approve design phase for Rigdon Center expansion at fairgrounds
Summary
The board approved proceeding with the design phase and formation of a procurement committee for a proposed ~50,000-square-foot expansion of the Rigdon Center at the county fairgrounds. The motions passed 4–0 with Commissioner Mixon absent.
Okaloosa County commissioners on Feb. 17 voted to move the Rigdon Center fairgrounds project into the design phase, authorizing staff to pursue engineering and design work and to form a special procurement committee to oversee the process.
Craig Coffey, who presented the multi‑phase plan, described improvements already completed at the site and detailed a proposed roughly 50,000‑square‑foot addition that would include a 35,000–40,000‑square‑foot main hall capable…
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