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Rosenberg council approves interlocal to back county-led hotel and convention center near Epicenter
Summary
City council authorized an interlocal agreement allowing Fort Bend County to proceed with a proposed $236 million full-service hotel and 70,000 sq. ft. convention center adjacent to the Fort Bend Epicenter, committing the city's hotel-occupancy tax from that single hotel for 30 years and approving staff-directed language clarifications and in-kind benefits.
Rosenberg’s city council on a unanimous voice vote approved a resolution authorizing the mayor to enter an interlocal agreement with Fort Bend County to develop a full-service hotel and a 70,000-square-foot convention center adjacent to the Fort Bend Epicenter.
The project, presented to council as a county-led development with private financing for the remaining cost, carries an estimated total price tag of about $236 million. County financing would cover roughly 72% (about $170 million), state contributions were estimated at roughly $11.8 million, and the city’s role is to commit the hotel-occupancy (hotel-motel) tax generated by that single hotel for 30…
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