The first meeting of the advisory committee being formed to help guide Ada County’s decision-making process on what to do with the fairgrounds and what was once Idaho’s largest horse racetrack gave the public a look into some of the tensions and possibilities for the 247-acre plot.
On Wednesday night at Expo Idaho, 16 people invited to serve on the Ada County Expo Idaho Citizens Advisory Committee met for two hours to hear from county commissioners and employees about what exactly their advisory work would entail over the next few months.
What to do with Expo Idaho and its now closed horse-racing track, Les Bois Park, is a major interest for the commission and the public.
The committee has not been formally decided upon yet — that will take place in a commission vote on Feb. 11. However, the group of 16 potential committee members was already discussing big potential changes to Expo Idaho, including moving the entire fairgrounds to another space in Ada County.
The Idaho Press reports, the next meeting for the committee is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Feb. 26.
