Fair Board votes to sever ties with Fair Foundation over transparency and permitting concerns
Wahkiakum County Fair Board voted to sever ties with the Fair Foundation after the board’s president said the group would not share financial records and had failed to obtain permits for projects; the motion carried at the July 8 meeting.
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The Wahkiakum County Fair Board voted July 8 to sever ties with the Fair Foundation after President Erin raised concerns about the foundation’s financial transparency and permitting for projects on fairgrounds. Erin said the foundation “are unwilling to share their financials with her and she feels that a group using the Fair as their identification should be open about their finances.” The board approved a motion to prohibit the foundation from using the Fair name; Audrey seconded and the motion carried.
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