There may not be a county fair in Albemarle County this summer. The Board of Directors of The Albemarle County Fair is calling on the public to help find a new and permanent location.
"Until a new site is found the Albemarle County Fair is on hold," reads a news release from the fair’s board.
For 29 years, the county fair was located at Bundoran Farm in North Garden, but last summer, Bundoran’s owners notified fair organizers of their intent to develop the land (and build about 100 homes).
Size is also an issue. The new location would have to be at least 60 acres, relatively flat and easily accessible to a growing number of attendees. The fair attracked more than 10,000 people last year, an increase from 2009, according to the Daily Progress.
Last September, C-VILLE reported that Biscuit Run was in consideration as a possible relocation candidate, but deed restrictions and the master planning timeline were both stumbling blocks.
“There’s a whole lot of conversation that would have to happen. I think the location is great, the accessibility to major roads is good. I think it’s something that could work for us,” Rob Harrison, president of the Albemarle County Fair’s board of directors, told C-VILLE back in September.
According to the Daily Progress, discussions about Biscuit Run are still ongoing.