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MARTIN COUNTY FAIRGROUND UPDATE
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
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This item is being presented to update the Board of County Commissioners on the status of various matters with the Martin County Fair Association, including utilities to the new fairground site, the Option to Lease the new fairground site, and the scope and fee for the design charrette and master plan for the existing fairground site.
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DEPARTMENT: Administration
PREPARED BY: Name: George M. Stokus
Title: Assistant County Administrator
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PROCEDURES: None
BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:
UTILITIES TO NEW FAIRGROUND SITE UPDATE:
On March 3, 2020, the Board of County Commissioners authorized a budget transfer in the amount of $500K for the planning and design of the extension of water and sewer infrastructure to serve the new fairgrounds property.
Martin County has hired a consultant surveyor to collect data for the water and force main route to the existing utilities and is expected to be complete mid-July. A consultant has been selected to design the infrastructure and is expected to take 90 days after completion of the survey. It is anticipated that there will need to be 60 days allotted for bidding and 180 days for construction. The plan is to have the water and force mains certified and in operation by summer 2021.
OPTION TO LEASE NEW FAIRGROUND SITE UPDATE:
The Option to Lease was approved by the Board and fully executed on December 17, 2019. As required by the Option, the Fair Association submitted to Real Property for review the preliminary engineering design plans with 50% details, a development schedule, cost estimates, Phase I Environmental, and Business Plan. Staff responded comments on June 29th, consistent with the terms of the Option. The Fair Association has to provide additional information and suggested amendments by August 13, 2020.
The Fair Association requested an extens...
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