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State Fair and Wildlife & Parks briefed the committee on maintenance, debt payoff and visitor-center grants
Summary
Luke Drury told the committee that Kansas State Fair operations shifted recent spending to upgrades such as the Bison Arena and that previously issued expo-center debt service will be paid off in the current fiscal year; he also noted KDWP expects federal funds and ARPA dollars to be expended in FY26 and referenced a $10M tourism grant for visitor centers.
Luke Drury, senior fiscal analyst with Legislative Research, briefed the Joint Committee on capital-improvement items for the Kansas State Fair and the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP).
Drury said the State Fairgrounds in Hutchinson cover about 280 acres and include more than 70 buildings. The agency’s FY26 request is roughly $500,000 below the…
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