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Originally Posted by brando
I think it's very very likely that the county will try to use that money to build a new arena and expo center at the Travis County Expo Grounds. The current proposal is big enough to attract top end events like the Erwin center currently does. It would not be big enough to host a NBA or NHL team but I don't think that is a problem. It also creates a new hotel district close to that facility and the county currently is preserving land for hotel/restaurant use.
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It would be one thing if they had decided they wanted to do that, then sat down and needed to figure out how to pay for it.
But according the the various reports, it seems to be the exact opposite. They don't want to miss their chance at their "cut", so they're throwing things against the wall to see what sticks.
https://www.austinmonitor.com/storie...sioners-court/
I might vote for the former, but I'd vote against the later.