During a tense meeting Thursday, a Lubbock County oversight group wanted more answers about a proposed $67 million expo center at North Loop and North University Avenue. The group took no action.
Tensions ran highest in the LCG meeting when some county officials said they felt they hadn’t received full answers – especially concerning money needing to be borrowed to make the project work.
The board meets again in December to hear from specialized lawyers called “bond counsel” who will talk about the possibility of Lubbock County borrowing $32 million for constructing the building. That debt – if it happens – would be paid by a hotel occupancy tax Lubbock County voters approved in 2018…