Posted: 06.24.2010

Managers of the Wisconsin State Fair are
taking steps to better track the use of free tickets and parking
passes meant for its business partners.

A Legislative Audit Bureau report released Wednesday found the
State Fair Park handed out tens of thousands of admissions and
concert tickets and parking passes in 2008 without adequate
oversight.

The tickets are given to businesses in exchange for things like
the use of equipment and radio advertising and to its sponsors and
event promoters.

The report says such arrangements can be a benefit, but they
come with a risk of inappropriate use that requires careful
monitoring.

The State Fair Park says it will create new ticket request
forms, increase oversight by its executive director, and have its
accountants audit the request forms.

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