Committee hears fairgrounds master‑plan update and urges FMC bylaws change

May 2, 2026

County staff told the Finance and Government Operations Committee that the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds drew roughly 40,000 visitors last year and that a two‑phase master plan will focus on activating a 30–32‑acre core while studying the remainder of the 140‑acre parcel; supervisors pressed the Fairgrounds Management Corporation (FMC) to move a bylaws amendment to improve governance.

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Chairperson Betty Young opened discussion on the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds quarterly report and invited Consuelo Hernandez, deputy county executive, and Celine Duarte, executive director of the Fairgrounds Management Corporation, to present the county’s progress and master‑planning approach.

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