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19 1 Commissioner Price said this was discussed, and the thought was that the infrastructure 2 needed for the fair would go toward what was needed for the park. She said one example is 3 the entry road, which would serve both the park and the fair. 4 Commissioner Dorosin said the idea was just to move the park plan up. 5 Commissioner Pelissier said she would like staff to tell exactly how this fits into the park 6 plans. 7 Commissioner McKee said he attended the information session. He agreed that there 8 were some enthusiastic recommendations, but there were also some concerns about this fair 9 affecting the existing events in the county. He said there are concerns about conflicts with 10 Hogg Day, as well as the 4-H livestock show that has been held in April for the past 60 years. 11 He said this livestock show requires a high number of volunteers, as will the fair. He said his 12 concern is that this will take a lot of paid county staff. 13 Commissioner McKee questioned what would be moved back for the CIP dollars, and 14 what will not be provided that is being provided now. He asked if the idea is to have a tax 15 increase in order to accomplish the additional spending. He said this would only apply if a 16 large amount of money is spent, but there is no framework to know how much money this will 17 be. He is concerned about just the cost of the road being put in. He can foresee the 18 infrastructure price going as high as a million dollars. 19 Chair Jacobs said it is not realistic that this will ready in 18 months, because this is 20 County government, and the wheels move slowly. He said a realistic schedule needs to be set. 21 He said the group did a great job of getting to the point of the hard questions being asked. 22 Michael Talbert said the group can meet again, and the information will probably come 23 back in to the Board in January. He said a timeline will happen. He said there will be capital 24 improvements to the site and the amount depends on the size and scope. He said the entire 25 scope of the fair has not been defined. He asked if this is what the Board wants to see. 26 Chair Jacobs said yes. 27 Michael Talbert said the group can come back with size and scope and complexity in 28 January. He agreed that 18 months is not realistic. 29 Chair Jacobs said this is not meant to discourage the group, but now the questions are 30 getting more serious. 31 Commissioner Dorosin said all of the concerns raised by the Board have already been 32 discussed in the committee meetings. He said there is an event almost every weekend in 33 Orange County, so there is always a conflict. He noted that a successful event was held at 34 Blackwood Farm two years ago with no additional infrastructure. 35 He said this event could start off small scale and grow. He said he does not agree that 36 the County shouldn't put money into the event. He feels this event is important and is of value 37 to the community 38 39 5. Redesigned County Logo 40 Michael Talbert said there was a recommendation by the Board to get a review 41 committee together to look at the logo. He said the committee included Commissioner Price 42 and Commissioner Rich, and logo options were reviewed. He noted the preferred option, as 43 well as the other options being put before the Board. 44 Commissioner Price said the point was to have something clean and simple that 45 conveyed something about Orange County. She said the committee looked at what parks and 46 recreation had used and then made some modifications. She said this logo depicts the Eno 47 River that runs through Orange County, as well as the County's concern for agriculture, green 48 space, and walking. She discussed the other logo options.