WAITSBURG – With more than 50 people in attendance, the Waitsburg City Council voted unanimously – though not necessarily enthusiastically – to dismiss Brandon Kelly’s proposal to develop a race track at the seldom-used city fairgrounds.

At their Dec. 16 meeting, the council – minus K.C. Kuykendall, who was absent – spoke in favor of Kelly leasing the fairgrounds to operate monthly car races from May through September, but decided to hold a public forum on the proposal before taking a vote.

However, comments from the community at the well-attended Jan. 6 forum were nearly a...