Due to limited space and trying to fit the minutes of two Board meetings in one issue of the Fair Family News the record of the discussions will be less x than usual and will not include comments that do not address the specific motion. Copies of the budget are available at the Fair office. Additionally, the fifty cent Fastixx fee per admission ticket will be passed on to the customer. Thus, the cost is borne by all.
Many crafters are against paid parking and advance ticket sales.
They think that paid parking is an additional tax to come to our event and means less money to spend on the inside. Michele argued that advance ticket purchases are operationally necessary to implement the no drug and alcohol policy. This has eliminated the parking lot parties where folks came with no intention of ever coming inside the Fair. We have reclaimed our land. We can use the additional revenue especially as we are still running a very tight budget.