Public Notices

Lancaster County Agricultural Society, Inc.

The Lancaster County Ag Society (LCAS) conducts monthly public meetings.

  • DATE/TIME: Usually held on the 3rd Thursday of each month
    • 7:30 pm April – October
    • 7 pm November – March
  • LOCATION: Normally held in the Lancaster Room unless otherwise noted
    • Park in front and enter through Meeting Center Lobby on north side of Currency Pavilion (formerly Pavilion 1)  on north side of the fairgrounds at 4100 N 84th Street in Lincoln, NE
  • INFO: Regularly-planned Public Meeting Agendas are posted online at SandhillsGlobalEventCenter.org (click on Public Notices at bottom of each web page) when finalized no later than 24 hours in advance
    • Upcoming agendas may also be viewed on the Sandhills Global Event Center fairgrounds office window the week of the public meeting
    • Draft minutes are published online after each meeting to be approved at the next meeting
    • There are a couple years of past agendas and minutes maintained on the website for public’s reference
  • NOTICE: LCAS Board public meeting notices are printed in Lincoln Journal Star before each meeting and confirmed to be have been published before each public meeting is held.
    • All dates/times of regular public meetings published below are tentative and will be finalized and publicized accordingly within week before each public meeting.

Please contact the Sandhills Global Event Center fairgrounds office with any questions at 402.441.6545 Monday-Friday, 8 am – 5 pm.

Learn more about the Ag Society’s history and current board here.

2024 Lancaster County Ag Society Public Meeting Notices

January 30, 2024 - 7 pm

Monthly Board Meeting

February 27, 2024 - 7 pm

***NOTE on Tuesday & location in Farm Bureau Room in SOUTH HALL***
Monthly Board Meeting

March 21, 2024 - 7 pm

Monthly Board Meeting

April 18, 2024 - 7:30 pm

Monthly Board Meeting

May 16, 2024 - 7:30 pm

Monthly Board Meeting

June 18, 2024 - 7:30 pm

Monthly Board Meeting

July 16, 2024 - 7:30 pm

Monthly Board Meeting

August 22, 2024 - 7:30 pm

Monthly Board Meeting

September 17, 2024 - 7:30 pm

Lancaster County Fairgrounds JPA Budget Hearing - 6:30pm
Lancaster County Fairgrounds JPA Board Meeting - 6:45pm
Lancaster County Ag Society Budget Hearing - 7pm
Lancaster County Ag Society Monthly Board Meeting - 7:30pm

October 17, 2024 - 7:30 pm

Monthly Board Meeting

November 19, 2024 - 7 pm

Monthly Board Meeting

Agenda Minutes

December 3, 2024 - Times TBA

Annual Board Election
Annual Meeting
Monthly Board Meeting

Agenda Minutes

Lancaster County Fairgrounds Joint Public Agency (JPA)

  • Separate board with duties overseeing additions and improvements funded by property tax bonds to Lancaster County’s fairgrounds which operates under the name of Sandhills Global Event Center
  • Five member board with designated by their respective boards for one-year terms that start in January of each year
    • three members from the Lancaster County Ag Society
    • two members from the Lancaster County Board
  • Public meetings held two times a year at this time:
    • January for annual officer elections
    • September for approval of budget due to the State of Nebraska
  • Similar practices are followed in terms of public meeting notices and publishing of agendas & minutes as for Lancaster County Ag Society described above
  • See JPA Agendas and Minutes at bottom of this page

2024 Lancaster County Fairgrounds JPA Public Meeting Notices

February 27, 2024 - 6:30 pm

**NOTE on Tuesday**
Board Meeting
including annual election of officers

September 17, 2024 - 6:30 pm

Annual Budget Hearing
followed by JPA Board Meeting at 6:45pm