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State Fair presents budget, seeks ARPA repurposing and $750,000 for barn upgrades
Summary
Legislative fiscal staff and the Kansas State Fair general manager briefed the committee on the fair’s budget, requested repurposing roughly $243,000 in ARPA funds to complete a lighting project, and sought $750,000 toward $1.5 million in livestock barn upgrades; the fair reported about $106 million economic impact for the 10-day event.
Legislative fiscal staff and the Kansas State Fair general manager told a Kansas Senate committee that the fair’s recent capital projects drove prior-year spending spikes and outlined several funding requests for repair and improvement projects, including a request to repurpose unspent ARPA funds for lighting and a state request for $750,000 to begin livestock barn upgrades.
Luke Drury, senior fiscal analyst with legislative research, walked members through the agency’s budget summary and noted FY 2024–25 spending spikes tied to capital improvement projects such as the Bison Arena renovations. Drury said the State Fair plans to move future capital expenditures into a…
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