Article: Year-round focus urged for State Fair Panel recommends major upgrade

A private board much like the one that runs Summerfest should operate State Fair Park and move it toward becoming a year-round family entertainment center, business and government leaders urged Friday.

The State Fair Board also needs to hire experts, such as those who design theme parks, and put them to work on a master plan that will breathe new life into the long-neglected fairgrounds, the leaders said.

Some of the groundwork has already been laid. The Holiday Folk Fair announced last week that it would hold its traditional event there for at least the next five years. The Cinco

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