Where Does Lake County Fair Association Stand in Debt Struggle?
Since late last year, key members of the LCFA have changed and so have the tactics in fighting the association's debt.
Last November, Lake County Farm Bureau Director Greg Koeppen spoke at a Lake County Fair Association Board meeting as a concerned member. Koeppen’s stern words at the meeting were conjured from the association’s exponentially worsening debt to construction companies and contractors. “Money was being spent very rapidly, which was disheartening to see, and the new fairground still wasn’t even completed,” Koeppen said. “There was so much that wasn’t done that should have been done, and there was excuse after excuse. I got tired of the excuses.” When it came to his notice that the LCFA owed $4 million to the contractors alone while half of the new fairgrounds were still to be built, Koeppen said he felt like the board needed a wake-up call. “…
