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County staff to accept $250,000 agriculture grant for sprinkler suppression at fairgrounds’ egg complex
Summary
Fairgrounds staff told the board they were awarded $250,000 from the Washington State Department of Agriculture to install sprinkler fire suppression in three egg-complex buildings and will ask the board to accept the grant at the March 24 meeting.
Erin Gertel told Spokane County commissioners on March 17 that the Washington State Department of Agriculture awarded a $250,000 grant to install sprinkler-based fire suppression systems in the county fairgrounds’ egg-complex buildings B, C and D.
Gertel said the work is scheduled for completion this summer and that the item will appear on the board’s March 24 agenda for formal acceptance. She described the project as a county-led capital-safety investment and invited commissioners to review the Fair Facebook page for fairground updates.
Why it matters: the grant funds a safety infrastructure upgrade at a county facility, reducing fire risk in agricultural buildings that house animals and equipment.
What’s next: staff will bring a grant-acceptance agenda item on March 24 and will provide any necessary contract documents for board approval.
