On Tuesday, November 24, 2009, the Orange County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a resolution asking Governor Schwarzenegger to stop the sale of the Orange County Fairgrounds. The resolution was brought forward by Supervisors Bill Campbell and John Moorlach.
During the meetings, Supervisor Bill Campbell remarked that when the Supervisors passed their resolution supporting the sale, their resolution "required the property be sold to another government entity". The sale process has many worried that the property will eventually be developed if not sold to a government entity. Costa Mesa City Manager Allan Roeder expressed thanks on behalf of his city for the Supervisors support for stopping the sale.
During the meeting, Reggie Mundekis from the Orange County Fairgrounds Preservation Society, asked the Supervisors and County Council for assistance in investigating the actions of the Fair Board. The Fair Board hired Dick Ackerman to look into the sale of the property and formed a private foundation to buy the property. County Counsel asked the Attorney General to investigate the actions of the Fair Board, but the AG declined due to a conflict caused by the AG serving as counsel to the Fair Board. Currently,l the duty to investigate falls to Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas.
The Supervisor's resolution asks all 34 cities in Orange County to pass their own resolutions asking that the sale be stopped. At the meeting, three members of the public spoke in favor of the Supervisors resolution. There were no members of the public who spoke in favor of the sale.
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