Article: Artist Volunteers to Do Boone County, Mo., Fairground Development Sketches.

By Didi Tang, Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Jan. 22--Boone County commissioners have recruited local architect Nick Peckham to sketch ideas for future development of the Boone County Fairground.

Peckham will do the work for free. "He does that from the kindness of his heart," Northern District Commissioner Skip Elkin said this morning. "I'm very grateful."

Peckham, however, downplayed his generosity this morning. "We're not doing that much, to tell you the truth," he said. "I won't glorify that."

The architect will put different ideas from the community onto paper and advise commissioners on how ...

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