City of Jacksonville Now in Charge of Rodeo Arena

JACKSONVILLE — During a recent city council meeting, control of the rodeo arena, once part of the Lon Morris campus, was officially handed over to the city of Jacksonville. City Manager Mo Raissi tells KETK getting control of the rodeo property turned out to be a big job. He added the city is working on plans for the next two months to present to the board, a name change, and to build a recreation center. “On the arena side, talking with the rodeo association, they decided they wanted to go ahead, do whatever possible to keep it up and keep it going,” said Raissi. “The rodeo’s been going on for the last fifty years, so they would like to have it for another 50 years.”