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4. A few yrs ago there was a MAJOR controversy over property at the Fairgrounds

About 50 years ago a local family had leased land at the southwest corner of the site and had over the years built a gigantic amusement park that was a major attraction. Unfortunately for the owners, many of the rides were noisy, and residential areas had grown up around the grounds and amusement pool park over the years. And nearby residents complained ever more angrily about the amusement park's noise

The Fairgrounds is controlled by the county. A big international horse show wanted to use part of the Fairgrounds one year. A woman on the county board decided the land the amusement park was on was ideal!. So she convinced the board not to renew the lease. The owners were given several months to move

They fought the decision in court and lost. They tried to find another location in the general area. But the rides were indeed noisy, and the enterprise was very large. They failed and the amusement park disappeared. Many Tulsans were very angry--they had loved going to the park as kids then layer taking their children and eventually their grandchildren---and vowed never again to go to the fair and give money to the county board that controlled the ground

I believe the woman who pushed out th amusement park lost her re-election bid!