Boone County and the city of Columbia have come to a memorandum of understanding regarding the redevelopment of the former Boone County Fairgrounds as a recreation complex.
Presiding Commissioner Dan Atwill said at a Thursday afternoon news conference at the Daniel Boone City Building that the center will be for the benefit of all county residents.
Parks and Recreation Director Mike Griggs said preliminary plans for the recreation center call for an all-inclusive playground, four baseball diamonds, a 29-acre agricultural park that could host the annual Boone County Fair, an eight-lane running track, two picnic shelters and parking for more than 700 vehicles. The city also will renovate the fairgrounds’ existing coliseum and Sapp Arena to be used for indoor sports, meetings and special events.
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