Fair Park officials owe $6M to vendors amid fight over $5.7M in misspent donor funds

Fair Park’s third-party vendors are owed about $6 million in payments, and some vendors haven’t been paid for months.

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Oak View Group’s general counsel Brian Rothenberg, from left; Greg O’Dell, OVG president of venue management; Michael Ahearn, OVG senior vice president of operations; and OVG General Manager Stacey Church listen as Fair Park First officials speak during a council meeting at Dallas City Hall on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, in Dallas. “A lot of the and that shortfall is related to the fact that there has been monies that were directed by the prior Fair Park First for those funds to be spent elsewhere,” O’Dell said.

“So that’s why we’re in the situation we’re in right now.” O’Dell said the company was looking for a resolution and is working with city officials and Fair Park First to come up with revenue-generating ideas. “Trust was compromised,” said Deputy mayor pro tem Adam Bazaldua.



“But now we need to find out how was that trust compromised.” We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here.

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