Comments on: Fair Report On Ada Fair Land Use

By: Porcupine

Porcupine — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 18:02:43 +0000

Maybe a better question is who is going to get the bribe money this go round

By: ya right

ya right — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 17:33:34 +0000

I just want to know who got the bribe money “20 years ago” when the original lease was inked? even 20 years ago to that place was making money and a whole lot more than $50 a YEAR!!!

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:07:39 +0000

It is easy to clear up the long term stay problem. Just limit the time people can stay and once past that time the rate goes through the roof. Pick some reasonable amount of time for an event, allow some small time on the front and back of the event and after that they have to leave.

The racing season may pose a problem with this proposal but not other events.

By: erico49

erico49 — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:51:36 +0000

“We might contract with an individual, HIRE AN EMPLOYEE, or find an independent operator.”

Sound pretty “direct” to me, Dave. I can’t figure out how RV parks, a fair, horse racing, and baseball got to be essential County services.

EDITOR NOTE–Eric, you got me on this one. We will have more on the issue very soon.

By: Sharon Ullman

Sharon Ullman — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 13:33:13 +0000

Guardian ~ Thank you for covering this story and trying to get more accurate information out to the public. I think I might not have clearly communicated on one point: we are not yet sure who will be running the RV Park. We might contract with an individual, hire an employee, or find an independent operator. No decision has been made, thus far. My point was that the county has no intention of leasing this $3 million+ piece of real estate out for a mere $50 a year, which the commissioners did 20 years ago, as it would not be in the best interest of the County’s 400,000 taxpayers.

By: erico49

erico49 — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 12:56:22 +0000

Oh great… now the County wants to get in the RV Park business directly.

EDITOR NOTE– From what we understand they want to stay OUT. The plan seems to be to improve and clean up the RV site and lease it to another operator with tighter restrictions for a lot more money.

By: Zack

Zack — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 08:56:24 +0000

Good background…thanks for the info. Helps to understand how this all started.

By: cyclops

cyclops — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 04:52:09 +0000

It is now, what?. Two or three years with no racing schedule and therefore no off track betting at Le Boise? I fail to understand just where , when we are losing millions in lost revenue, are the county big wigs going to get the money to upgrade the RV park?