Board keeps Stafford Center expansion study active, cautions on financing and timing

Board members discussed next steps for a multi-year Stafford Center expansion study and emphasized the need for more data before pursuing debt-financed construction. One board member said the study should remain active but noted timing matters: "If you're not looking till 2030 to when the debt is retired, ... you would not be ready to issue probably debt until late '29 to '30," he said, urging caution on a hotel-centered plan that could require substantial public investment.