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Fairgrounds manager seeks about $1 million to replace aging show barn
Summary
The fairgrounds manager requested funding to replace a 1975 horse/sheep barn, citing structural deterioration; he said the $1,000,000 estimate came from contractor square-foot formulas and not a formal bid, and noted other maintenance needs and air-circulation upgrades already underway.
Mr. Ryan, who spoke for the fairgrounds, said several buildings date back decades and that the 1975 horse/sheep barn needs replacement principally for safety and ventilation reasons. He presented contractor-based square-foot estimates that produced a roughly $1,000,000 figure for a freestanding steel barn with a small office.
Ryan described earlier investments in fans and barn air circulation and said the fairgrounds had to stretch its maintenance budget to keep facilities rentable. “It is to the point now where I think I have … the replacement of the 1975 horse, sheep and scramble barn,” he said. He emphasized the $1,000,000 number was an estimate assembled without a formal bid and requested the court consider the capital expenditure in FY2027 planning.
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