More than $400,000 will go to the Allegany County Fairgrounds to help sustain and improve the venue in the coming years.
The appropriation comes from the federal Community Project Funding program, led by Congressman Nick Langworthy. The fair has been a summer attraction in Angelica since 1844.
Allegany County Economic Development Director Tim Boyde and the team at Delta Development Group worked on the application that yielded the $425,850 in funding, according to Allegany County Board Chair W. Brooke Harris.
“This funding will allow for enhanced maintenance and improvements so that this venue can better its efforts to showcase county farms and businesses, enhance tourism, and provide opportunities for vendors to provide retail and food sales, all of which aid the county’s economic condition and growth,” Boyde said.
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