Eddie Black and Jill Jones of Benton Chamber of Commerce.Jill Jones, executive director of the Benton Chamber of Commerce advertising and promotions, and Eddie Black, president of the Benton Chamber made a special presentation to the POA board concerning the proposed fairplex in Saline County.
Saline County will hold a special election for a sunshine sales tax of 1-percent that will run for an estimated five to seven years to fund the fairplex construction. The one cent sales tax will be divided into 7/8 for construction and 1/8 for operation, maintenance and future development/enhancement. The cap on the tax is $2,500 per purchase. Early voting is scheduled to start on August 3.
There will be no long term sales and use tax associated with the fairplex.
The proposed Saline County Fairplex is an equestrian-based facility that will also host many event beyond just horse shows. The facility will be used for an emergency shelter, concerts, proms, high school basketball, wrestling, etc., graduations, RV/boat shows, hunting/fishing shows, livestock shows/auctions, monster trucks, flea markets, antique shows, car shows, rodeo, homebuilders shows, sports shows, arts and crafts shows, training clinics, recruitment/job fares, livestock, tractor pulls, equipment shows and farm/garden shows.
The fairplex will be owned by the citizens of Saline County. A public facilities board will be formed to create policy and a management company will be hired to manage day-to-day operations.
Jones said the fairplex will infuse $32 million per year into the local economy. Her studies show the fairplex should draw approximately 350,000 visitors a year to the county. The national equestrian industry is estimated as a $102 billion industry. In Arkansas the equestrian industry is valued at $4.3 billion. Unfortunately, according to Jones, most that money is being spent in other states.
There is no other facility like the proposed fairplex in Arkansas. For more information on this project visit the website at http://www.salinecountyfairplex.com/.
Saline County will hold a special election for a sunshine sales tax of 1-percent that will run for an estimated five to seven years to fund the fairplex construction. The one cent sales tax will be divided into 7/8 for construction and 1/8 for operation, maintenance and future development/enhancement. The cap on the tax is $2,500 per purchase. Early voting is scheduled to start on August 3.
There will be no long term sales and use tax associated with the fairplex.
The proposed Saline County Fairplex is an equestrian-based facility that will also host many event beyond just horse shows. The facility will be used for an emergency shelter, concerts, proms, high school basketball, wrestling, etc., graduations, RV/boat shows, hunting/fishing shows, livestock shows/auctions, monster trucks, flea markets, antique shows, car shows, rodeo, homebuilders shows, sports shows, arts and crafts shows, training clinics, recruitment/job fares, livestock, tractor pulls, equipment shows and farm/garden shows.
The fairplex will be owned by the citizens of Saline County. A public facilities board will be formed to create policy and a management company will be hired to manage day-to-day operations.
Jones said the fairplex will infuse $32 million per year into the local economy. Her studies show the fairplex should draw approximately 350,000 visitors a year to the county. The national equestrian industry is estimated as a $102 billion industry. In Arkansas the equestrian industry is valued at $4.3 billion. Unfortunately, according to Jones, most that money is being spent in other states.
There is no other facility like the proposed fairplex in Arkansas. For more information on this project visit the website at http://www.salinecountyfairplex.com/.
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