Riley County commissioners on Thursday signaled preliminary support for a proposal to relocate the Riley County Fairgrounds from CiCo Park to county-owned property west of Manhattan. They did not yet give any official approval for the plan but expressed support for seeking more public feedback.
Dave Lewis and Lance Sharp, speaking on behalf of a volunteer task force, presented a conceptual $20.5 million proposal for a new Flint Hills Event Complex on about 39 acres of land near the county shops along Tuttle Creek Boulevard/U.S. Highway 24.
The proposal would replace aging fairgrounds facilities at CiCo Park with a larger, multipurpose complex featuring livestock barns, a show pavilion, a rodeo arena, expanded carnival space, RV parking and an exhibition hall that also could house the Riley County K-State Research and Extension office.
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