Acting on an audit that raised financial concerns about the Kootenai County Fairgrounds, county commissioners on Monday unanimously decided to expand the volunteer fair board from seven to nine members. "This (board expansion) is one of the recommendations from the Clerk's Office," Commission Chairman Dan Green said. "It would be a benefit to have more people on the board with different skill sets. I believe that the additional financial expertise would be appropriate based on some of the audit findings of the clerk." Green said he hopes commissioners can appoint the two additional fair board members by mid-August. The North Idaho State Fair is Aug. 24-28. Green said the audit raised multiple financial concerns about the fairgrounds/Brian Walker, Press. More here.