Delta Marriott team pitches attached convention center with hotel linkage and parking garage option

Norm Wesley, Delta Marriott representative, presented the Delta Marriott proposal to the Convention Center Committee, saying the team would attach a new convention facility to the existing 185‑room Delta Marriott and that the site could deliver about 63,000 square feet of convention and conference space when combined with the hotel’s existing meeting rooms. "We will absolutely support it, and we will do whatever it takes to collaborate and make this convention center a tremendous success," Wesley said.

The proposal described two development scenarios. In scenario A the convention facility would attach to the north wing of the Delta Marriott and connect directly to a proposed parking garage; in scenario B the new space would connect to the hotel’s existing 23,000 square feet of meeting space, including the 15,000‑square‑foot Crystal Ballroom. Dave Ekman, partner with Bridge Hospitality, said the team modeled a parking garage sized at roughly 400–500 vehicles and said paid parking and a possible TIF or similar instrument could help fund it, subject to city cooperation.

Why it matters: the Delta team emphasized hotel‑convention integration…