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Carlisle might leave Carlisle
Carlisle Productions has taken the first step toward leaving the facility that has housed every Carlisle event since 1974 – the company listed the Carlisle Expo Center with a local realty group for $3.5 million and claims to have a buyer for the Carlisle Fairgrounds.
According to statements made to The Sentinel, the local newspaper in Cumberland County, John Detrick, the CEO for Carlisle Productions, said a planned expansion of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard unit right next to the fairgrounds will cause too much hassle for the organizers of the several shows and swap meets held there every year.
“We have a buyer for the 82-acre fairgrounds,” Detrick said. “I cannot say who they are. But we are looking very seriously at leaving Carlisle.” According to the newspaper, the shows may move to “an undisclosed location” near the border of Cumberland and York counties. Detrick said that a move would allow the company to gain greater control over parking and concessions. Yet he also said that the company would continue to fight the National Guard’s expansion. The 11 shows at the fairgrounds every year bring in about 500,000 visitors and an estimated $97 million.
- By Daniel Strohl
Carlisle Productions has taken the first step toward leaving the facility that has housed every Carlisle event since 1974 – the company listed the Carlisle Expo Center with a local realty group for $3.5 million and claims to have a buyer for the Carlisle Fairgrounds.
According to statements made to The Sentinel, the local newspaper in Cumberland County, John Detrick, the CEO for Carlisle Productions, said a planned expansion of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard unit right next to the fairgrounds will cause too much hassle for the organizers of the several shows and swap meets held there every year.
“We have a buyer for the 82-acre fairgrounds,” Detrick said. “I cannot say who they are. But we are looking very seriously at leaving Carlisle.” According to the newspaper, the shows may move to “an undisclosed location” near the border of Cumberland and York counties. Detrick said that a move would allow the company to gain greater control over parking and concessions. Yet he also said that the company would continue to fight the National Guard’s expansion. The 11 shows at the fairgrounds every year bring in about 500,000 visitors and an estimated $97 million.
- By Daniel Strohl