Nobles County Considers Hard‑surface Parking, Drainage Upgrades at Fairgrounds

Jan 28, 2026

The Nobles County Fair Board asked commissioners to consider hard‑surface parking and drainage improvements after noting that current grass lots are disrupted by thawing frost and rain; no formal funding decision was recorded at the Jan. 28 special meeting.

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The Nobles County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 28 discussed proposed improvements to parking and driving areas at the Nobles County Fairgrounds in Worthington. County and fair officials said the site’s parking is “primarily grass lots,” and that thawing frost, rain and existing drainage issues make event parking difficult. The Fair Board presented options including additional landscaping and hard‑surface parking to reduce event‑day disruption.

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