Community Vision San Benito has canceled the planned Saturday town hall meeting over the proposal for a Bolado Park master plan.
The group, which was to facilitate the 9 a.m. meeting at the Bolado Park 4-H building, announced the cancellation due to scheduling conflicts with participants. That meeting now is expected to occur sometime in early March.
The 33rd District Agricultural Association has tabled plans to develop a master plan for the Bolado Park Fairgrounds after the park’s Heritage Foundation put on hold plans to fund the anticipated $20,000 cost of the project.
The district received two bids for the development of the plan. The fair board at its meeting in December expressed a desire to look into other potential funding for the master plan project.
Some of initial plans were upset because the district board had plans to hire an out-of-town consultant, Roseville-based RCH Group. The controversy over use of limited funds at Bolado Park comes in light of the state eliminating nearly $200,000 in annual funding for county fairs. It has threatened the future of the annual San Benito County event, along with the San Benito County Saddle Horse Show & Rodeo and about 200 other gatherings that bring more than 100,000 people to Bolado Park each year.
