Contingency plan forms as fairgrounds waits for grandstand inspection
Fans get ready for the national anthem at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Saturday, Aug. 22. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Tristan Hansen, from Dillon, rides Control Freak during bareback riding at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Saturday, Aug. 22. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Constructed in the 1930s, the grandstands at the Flathead County Fairgrounds have played host to thousands of spectators throughout the decades.
Two weeks ago safety concerns closed the covered grandstands along with the newer infield bleachers. Since then fairgrounds officials have been working to obtain a structural inspection of both to ensure structural integrity, while also creating a contingency plan in case those seating facilities remain closed.
Fairgrounds manager Sam Nunnally plans to have a contract before county commissioners this week that would begin scheduling of the inspection. Reopening will depend on inspection results and whether repairs are necessary.
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