16 bids submitted for relocation of state fair (UALR Public Radio) - Sixteen bids have been submitted for proposals to move the Arkansas State Fair or to renovate its current home.

Tuesday was the last day to submit proposals for a new location for the fairgrounds, currently located in Little Rock. The Arkansas Livestock Show Association had asked for proposals for a new location

The request called for at least 350 acres within 35 miles of the existing state fairgrounds and within sight of an interstate or four-lane highway.

Areas that have submitted bids include Carlisle, Conway, Jacksonville and Saline County. Little Rock, which has advocated renovating the fair's current home, also submitted a proposal.

The proposals will be opened next week, but the association's general manager says the group's executive committee probably won't look at the proposals until after next month's state fair.

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