GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – Another snag in the plans for the estimated $93 million dollar proposed expo hall in Ashwaubenon.
On Friday, Green Bay’s Redevelopment Authority voted against the amended and restated cooperation agreement regarding room tax revenue in a 4-2 vote.
“This is a blow to what the county and the municipalities of the room tax commission have been working on for weeks,” said Brown County Deputy Executive Jeff Flynt.
Flynt explains one of the reasons why it was not approved.
“The RDA, members on that committee, believed that their way a way to get more money for the city out of that, what they termed a better deal than what was presented to them,” said Flynt.
Other hang-ups the authority had, according to Flynt, include the estimated cost of the expo center and the disparity and projected numbers of room tax collections in where the money would go. Members were also concerned how much revenue Green Bay would receive.
While the room tax agreement moves on, one option the Brown County Board could do is decouple the sales and room tax plans so Friday’s vote doesn’t jeopardize the County’s Debt Reduction, Infrastructure, and Property Tax Cut Plan.
Other municipalities that still need to vote on the same agreement include, Suamico, De Pere, Howard, Allouez, Ashwaubenon and Bellevue.
The Village of Suamico will vote Monday night at 7p.m.
