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Pueblo officials review $2.9M vendor-fee plan as convention center projects a subsidized 2026
Summary
City officials heard a presentation on how an estimated $2.9 million in vendor-fee revenue will be split between debt service and operations for the Pueblo Convention Center and Memorial Hall, with staff projecting a modest operating subsidy covered by vendor-fee funds and continued emphasis on driving hotel room nights and convention business.
Kevin Ortiz, general manager of the Pueblo Convention Center, told the Pueblo City Council at a Dec. 22 work session that the city’s vendor-fee program is budgeted at about $2.9 million for the coming year and will be split between debt service and operations.
Ortiz said roughly $888,000 of that estimate is allocated for debt service for Memorial Hall and the Convention Center, and about $2.0 million is set aside for operation and maintenance. "The total vendor fee estimate for next year is 2,900,000.0," Ortiz said, and the operating allocation covers asset management, repair and maintenance, and a modest maintenance line for Memorial Hall.
The presenta…
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