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Task Force To Study Future Of State Fairgrounds

WCBE 90.5FM | By Ohio Public Radio
Published July 12, 2019 at 5:05 AM EDT
Ohio Public Radio

Governor Mike DeWine has appointed a task force to consider the future of the Ohio State Fairgrounds in Columbus.  

Ohio Public Radio's Karen Kasler reports.

DeWine says the 19-member Expo 2050 commission must consider that events are held on the fairgrounds year-round. And the fairgrounds are adjacent to the Columbus Crew major league soccer stadium. The Crew wants some fairgrounds land to redevelop that arena when the team moves to a new facility in downtown Columbus. DeWine says the task force needs to deal with that request soon, but he’s not suggesting anything – including whether the fairgrounds should relocate out of the city.

“We’re not limiting them at all. In fact, we’re telling them to take a kind of big, holistic approach to where we need to go in the future.”

 

DeWine also notes the state highway patrol has a training facility on the fairgrounds, and the Ohio History Connection museum and its Ohio Village are nearby.

 
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