Is it time to fire the fair manager? Attendance down 13% "It was the weather." Are you fricking kidding me?

So, once again the taxpayer is going to be on the hook for that massive waste known as the Clark County Fair.

I, personally, stopped going even before they got moronic enough to serve alcohol... but to blame this crap on the weather?

Seriously?

Prices were insane.  The admission fee was insane, parking prices were insane, the prices of anything to eat or drink.... insane.

And it's finally caught up to them.

Attendance at the Clark County Fair was down 13 percent from 2011, and the biggest daily declines coincided with the hottest days.

Which had absolutely nothing to do with it... except for the horrific prices of getting anything to drink... or eat.

The 10-day fair, which ended Sunday, attracted 219,054 people.

The fair was particularly hurt by the fact that the hottest days were on the weekends, said Fair Manager John Morrison.

The fair was particularly hurt by the massive, insane prices that many families couldn't afford.

This place ain't Disneyland.  They need to stop charging like it.

For example, the five-year average attendance for the first Saturday of the fair is 26,965. This year, 17,631 people made the trip to the Clark County Fairgrounds in Ridgefield on that day.

"The 100-degree-plus temperatures certainly had an adverse impact on our attendance," Morrison said. "As temperatures decreased, I saw a return to normal patterns."

Bull.  If I was a commissioner, this guy would be gone tomorrow.

On the final day, attendance averages 34,225. This year, it dropped to 24,517.

Total attendance reflects everyone who walks through a gate, as counted by clicker.

Attendance in 2011 was 251,892, which was still below the five-year average attendance of 257,061.

Considering that prices for admission, parking and the carnival have been unchanged for three years, Morrison attributed the drop in attendance to the weather.

Really?  Are you KIDDING me?

It's like the costs of everything else stayed the same.,.. right?

Rides?  The prices of the crap they sell?  Drinks?  Food?

And NOW, we get to waste precious tax dollars to make up for this massive loss.

Wonderful.  Time to cut our loses and close this thing down.