2020 Kern County Fair postponed til 2021

2020 Kern County Fair postponed til 2021

YEAR.

THIS DECISION COMESAFTER MONTHS OF PREPARATION ANDPLANNING ON WHETHER OR NOT TOHAVE THE FAIR.

IMPACTING MANYWHO DEPEND ON THE ANNUALEVENT.I DON'T SEE ANYWAY WE CANFORWARDWITH THE FAIR UNDER THESECONDITIONS IT'S MY PROPOSAL TOTHE BOARD THAT WEPOSTPONE THE ANNUAL KERN COUNTYFAIR TO SEPT.

22 - OCT.

3 OF2021.THE KERN COUNTY FAIR BOARD METON MONDAY AND DURING THENEARLY 30 MINUTE MEETING VOTEDUNANIMOUSLY TO POSTPONE THEFAIR.

MANY OF THE BOARD MEMBERS,INCLUDING CHAIR WOMAN BLODGIERODRIGUEZ SPEAKING OUT -- SAYINGTHE CHOICE WASDIFFICULT -- BUT THERE WAS NOOTHER OPTION.THIS IS NOT A FUN DECISIONI THINK WE SPEAK FOR OUT WHOLECOMMUNITY WE ARE READY TO GETBACK TO NORMAL BUT WE ARE BOUNDBY THESAME GUIDELINES.THE BOARD SAYS PART OF THEREASON FOR THE VOTE WAS BASEDON CONVERSATIONS WITH THE KERNCOUNTY PUBLICHEALTH DEPARTMENT.THE ALSO SAID IT WAS BECAUSE THECOUNTY IS NOT IN STAGE 4 OFTHE GOVERNOR'S GUIDANCE ONREOPENING -- WHICH WOULDALLOW LARGE GATHERINGS.THOSE TWO THINGS ALONG WITH ANINCREASE INPOSITIVE COVID CASES -- RAISEDTOO MANY CONCERNS.OUR NUMBERS ARE GOING BACKWARDSVERY VERY QUICKLY WITH THEINCREASE OF POSITIVE TEST AT THEFEAR GROUNDSAND WE ARE TESTING DAILY ANDTHINGS DO NOT TOOK GOOD AS THEYDID IN JUNE.

IDON'T SEE ANYWAY WE CAN GOFORWARD.THE BOARD DID EMPHASIZE THAT ITSLIVESTOCK SHOW AND SALECOMPETITION WILL BE HELDVIRTUALLY THIS YEAR.

SHARINGTHAT KERN COUNTY HAS THE LARGESTLIVESTOCK SHOWIN THE STATE.THE DATE OF THE SHOW HAS NOTBEEN ANNOUNCED YET.BUT..OFFICIALS SAY THE FAIR HASLOST REVENUE BECAUSE OF THEPANDEMIC AND WILL HAVE TO MAKEJOB CUTS IN THE COMINGWEEKS.WE ARE SELF FUNDED WE DO NOTRECEIVEFUNDING FROM THE STATE HOWEVEROUR EMPLOYEES ARE STATEEMPLOYEES SOSINCE WE AREN'T RECEIVINGREVENUE STATE OR COMMERCE YOUCAN'T HAVE EMPLOYEES.

(BUTTED)THIS WOULD INCLUDE LAYOFFS WHICHWILL EVENTUALLY BECOMING OUT.ALSO AT ONE POINT IT WASDISCUSSED ABOUT TRADITIONAL FAIRFOOD VENDORS COULD POSSIBLY HAVEDRIVE UP OPTIONS..

BUTRODRIGUEZ SHARED THAT TOO WOULDNOT BE OPTION AND ASFAR AS IF THIS DECISION COULDHAVE AN IMPACT TO THE UPCOMINGFAIR..

THE BOARD SAYS DEPENDINGON WHERE WE ARE WITH COVIDWILL DICTATE ALL DECISIONS...MEANWHILE -- LOCAL SCHOOLDISTRICTS CONTINUE TO