A Great Barrington couple is offering to buy the fairgrounds for a housing and small retail complex. Judd and Susan Shoval say they will clean up the property and donate part of it to the town for public use. EAGLE FILE PHOTO
GREAT BARRINGTON â After several years of wrangling over the fate of the fairgrounds, town officials announced that a local couple has made an offer to buy and redevelop the property, and donate the other part to the town for public use.
Town Manager Mark Pruhenski told the Select Board on Monday that Shoval Enterprises, a real estate investment firm run by town residents Judd and Susan Shoval, possibly will develop the frontage of the 41-acre fairgrounds into housing and small retail. They also propose donating 15 to 20 acres of the eastern side near the Housatonic River to the town so it can link the Great Barrington Land Conservancyâs north/south walking trail, have a picnic area, and possibly build a dog park