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Authority hears update on exhibition center talks; member urges reversion to 'heads and beds' funding formula
Summary
Staff told the authority the city and Hilton have discussed extending the exhibition center management agreement; one member warned against shifting costs to Appleton taxpayers and urged that the 'heads and beds' formula remain central, while staff said the mayor has said the city's general taxpayers will not subsidize the facility.
Kara gave the authority a brief summary of the exhibition center advisory committee's work and emphasized that negotiations and any management agreement rest with the city rather than the ARA.
"The city and Hilton have since expressed interest in an extension of the existing agreement, but the details of that have not yet been finalized," Kara said, adding…
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