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Updated: 11:01 PM Jun 27, 2009
Lawsuit to Stop State Fair's Move Dismissed
Lincoln State Fair officials say construction can begin now that a Lancaster County judge has dismissed a lawsuit meant to stop the State Fair's move from Lincoln to Grand Island. Posted: 5:33 PM Jun 27, 2009Reporter: KOLNKGIN Email Address: desk@kolnkgin.com |
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A Lancaster County judge has dismissed a lawsuit meant to stop the State Fair's move from Lincoln to Grand Island.
The suit claimed the Legislature's action to relocate the fair is unconstitutional. But District Judge John Colborn disagreed in a 15-page ruling issued Friday. That means there are no barriers for moving the fair to Grand Island in 2010, after more than a century in the Capital City.
State Fair Director Joe McDermott said now construction can get underway.
"If the lawsuit had been favorable for the defendants then yes that could have been a bit of a problem. It would have delayed if not stop completely the move of the fair to Grand Island," said McDermott.
The fair must move to open up State Fair Park to the University of Nebraska - Lincoln, which will build a high tech research corridor known as Innovation Campus.
The Fair's move has one more technical hurdle to jump. The Nebraska Department of Administrative Services must certify that all the money to build the fairgrounds is in place by July 1st.
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Peggy just think of it in detail. The attendance numbers were going up and I don't think that GI can support it for very long. Crime will probably go up and they won't want it anymore.
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I guess this just goes to show you if people in Lincoln don't get what they want they just pout. We drove from Hastings to Lincoln several years for the state fair. Do you think that was fare? Now the ball is in the other hand and all you people can do is whine. Well get over it. I think Grand Island will make a real try at makeing the fair a hugh success after all look what they have done with Husker Harvest Days and Live horse racing. Their buildings are in better shape and the fans keep coming. Also I think more people from the western half of the state will come.
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I don't even think folks in GI want it because of the taxes.
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