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Fair board directs campground priority for Park County residents; outside counties may be accommodated after local demand
Summary
The Park County Fair Board voted to prioritize campground hookups for Park County residents and livestock exhibitors during the county fair, with remaining campsites to be offered to non-resident exhibitors if space remains.
Acting as the Park County Fair Board, commissioners voted to give priority for fairground campground hookups to Park County residents, especially exhibitors needing hookups for livestock, and to apply a mileage-based system for assigning sites.
Fair staff and board members described complaints about campsite use in previous years and presented options used by other fairs to prioritize participants who live farther away or travel with livestock. Commissioners agreed that Park County taxpayers should have first priority for the limited hookup spaces, and members instructed staff to implement a mileage-based priority that favors resident exhibitors; any remaining campsites after resident needs are met may be opened to neighboring counties.
"There should be some advantage to being a Park County taxpayer," one commissioner said, explaining the preference for local residents who contribute to county services and fair operations. The Fair Board's motion passed, and staff were directed to notify the fair manager and implement the priority rules for the upcoming fair season.
