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8 The Nevada County Nugget Wed., March 26, 1975.
Earl G. Waters
es
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How to save Cal Expo
Once again the teetering of Parks and Recreation, industry, it was to supplant the third was devoted to the concessionaire in return for
development financing. A
CalExpo is at the crossroads of respond weakly with the claim it old State Fair which annually carnival.
But the plans went ahead, similar contract was made with
success or failure. The question would cost just as much to shut ran less than two weeks =
spurred by pressure on local a carnival operator. To
increasing deficits. It-was to
of whether to continue the ot down as to keep it going.
That is because revenues a major attraction, operated legislators from the community. compound things half of the new
operation is pending before the
Legislature. On the basis of past offset the tightly controlled year around. It was to be They chose a site hemmed in by property was sold thereby
forever
the
performance it has been a operational expenses. The northern California’s answer to the American River, a freeway eliminating
for
. full
and a burgeoning shopping opportunity
colossal failure“and a financial major deficit is due to capital
Critics pointed out that it center. Based upon the false development. It also added to
outlay indeptedness. It is the
disaster.
Since its opening in 1968 it has only one of California’s 72 fairs couldn’t be that because it didn’t premise as to the value the old the traffic congestion, the very
been a tragedy and a comedy. ever required to finance its own have the millions of people to fairgrounds property would thing they were attempting to
The tragedy is that it could be a capital outlay. It ignores the fact draw which Disneyland enjoys. bring, the new plant was escape in the move from the old
success. The comedy is that the that the fair never had a chance The dreamers retorted that the underfinanced from the start fair.
As it stands CalExpo has
Legislature annually threatens because its capital outlay old State Fair plant was and has remained so.
from a poor:start to
Because of the lack of degenerated
to close it down and sell it off. program was never completedantiquated andthe property
This year the Legislative and it isn’t spending enough to didn’t permit expansion. This, financing the new fair a bad finish. Its. exhibits are
operations despite the fact one third of that management was compelled mostly hucksters shilling salad
Analyst
has_
refused
to develop __ the
property was used for camper into various moves all of which makers, vibrating chairs and
recommend any funds for its necessary to attract.
Conceived as a showcase for parking as temporary housing have gone sour. One was a long the like. The carnival is a
continuance.
The
fair
management, now in the hands California agriculture and for fair participants. Another term contract with the food disgrace.
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