Boardman
The Morrow County Court has paved the way for the construction
of a $330 million NASCAR-caliber speedway west of Boardman,
provided residents approve an 8% excise tax on ticket sales in
the May 23 election. If approved, most of the tax revenue would
go to development group Oregon
International Speedway to offset the cost of
infrastructure improvements to support the speedway. If
completed as planned, the I-84-adjacent speedway would sport an
81,500-seat grandstand designed to attract NASCAR enthusiasts
from points east and west. County economic development
officials say the speedway would attract visitors to the area
who are likely to stay for several days at a time.
