LATE ADOPTED -OCTOBER 8, 2002

AGENDA ITEM NO. 21

Introduced by Commissioner Mary Stid of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION OPPOSING THE PLACEMENT OF THE EQTAH GROUP'S PROPOSED ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEX ON INGHAM COUNTY AND FAIR BOARD PROPERTY

RESOLUTION #02-251

WHEREAS, representatives of EQTAH Group of Windsor Ontario have approached Ingham County, Ingham County Fair Board and the City of Mason representatives to discuss their desire to construct an entertainment complex in Mid-Michigan; and

WHEREAS, the complex would consist of the use of existing track and additional facility with simulcast betting, sports bar, theme restaurants and arcade; and

WHEREAS, EQTAH Group is interested in placing this complex on Ingham County Fairgrounds property which is within the City of Mason; and

WHEREAS, the addition of the proposed entertainment complex to the Ingham County Fairgrounds property would severely limit any future expansion of the fairgrounds; and

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners has not been provided with sufficient information to make an informed decision regarding placement of the proposed entertainment complex at the Ingham County Fairgrounds; and

WHEREAS, there is a deliberative process that the Board of Commissioners uses to make responsible and appropriate decisions, and the time frame for this decision does not allow for such.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners oppose the placement of the EQTAH Group's proposed entertainment complex on Ingham County Fair Board property.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners cannot respond to the request for placement of the EQTAH Group's proposed entertainment complex on Ingham County Fair Board Property until such time as it receives a formal recommendation from the Ingham County Fair Board and the Commission's Administrative Services/Personnel and Finance Committees and the Board of Commissioners recognizes that it is highly unlikely that this issue can be addressed by the November 1 deadline.

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Mary R. Stid