Phone survey may lead to money for fairgrounds

Residents of Hill County are being asked to participate in a phone survey that could lead to federal money to help replace the bleachers at the county fairgrounds.

The grandstand and part of the bleachers were torn down earlier this year after an engineer found them to be unsafe.

The survey is part of an application for a federal grant that county leaders are targeting to help offset the costs of replacing the bleachers, which will cost at least $200,000.

The survey is aimed at identifying what outdoor recreational activities respondents participate in, and which they would like to see the cou...