May 8, 2021 There has been some harsh criticism in recent days regarding a decision by the Chautauqua County Fair board of directors for deciding to cancel this year’s edition. Unsurprisingly, most of that discussion is on social media. We understand the disappointment, but does anyone truly believe the fair board wanted to take this action for the second summer in a row? Fair board President David Wilson said recently he thought there was no option. “We were going to cancel it in April, but we heard there might be an announcement the first of May so we waited,” he said. “The fair board can’t just snap their fingers and make the fair come together.”