Work on projects at Grant County Fairgrounds continues
Cheryl Schweizer/Columbia Basin Herald Construction worker Gerardo Medina installs insulation in the agriculture building at the Grant County Fairgrounds Tuesday.
MOSES LAKE — Construction crews were installing insulation in the Agriculture Building at Grant County Fairgrounds on Tuesday in one of a number of projects underway or near completion at the fairgrounds.
Fairgrounds manager Jim McKiernan said the ag building is getting a new facade, a new heating and cooling system, new doors and interior upgrades, at a cost of about $90,000. The interior upgrades will allow the building to be used year-round, McKiernan said. Exterior upgrades will give it a look similar to other exhibitor buildings.
Workers also have installed lights and upgraded utility connections in a field used by vendors during the Grant County Fair. Water and electrical connections were removed and replaced, and lights were installed along the perimeter. Underground sprinklers also have been installed.
One project yet to be completed is construction of an ADA-accessible path around the field.
The estimated costs of those projects are $26,000 for the electrical upgrades, $25,000 for the irrigation work and $45,000 for the path.