WAITSBURG--How to move forward with the Waitsburg Fairgrounds, and particularly the grandstands facility, continued to be a major challenge for the Waitsburg City Council this year. A fairgrounds task force, which was formed in 2017, asked the told the council in February that they would like to receive more community input regarding options for the grandstands.

The council agreed to add an advisory item on the April city election ballot, asking voters to select their preferred option for the grandstands. Options included demolition ($20,000-$25,000), a combination demo/rebuild (approx. $50...