Montgomery County fairgrounds hedges bets on development

The owner of the Montgomery County Fairgrounds is taking steps to make the property more attractive to developers, but a fair official says they are not ready to sell the land just yet. Marty Svrcek, executive director of the Montgomery County Agricultural Center Inc., said Monday the nonprofit wants to change its zoning to mixed-use as part of a long-term plan.

“The fairgrounds is not for sale,” he said. “We just want to make sure we have operations in place should we ever have to move.”