HARLINGEN — The convention center might come with a bigger price tag than $14.8 million.
Wednesday, city commissioners are expected to meet with members of the Harlingen Community Improvement Board to consider additional expenses that could boost construction costs by as much as $1.75 million.
The city would dip into the Community Improvement Board’s sales tax revenue and hotel occupancy tax revenue to fund the additional expenses.
During months of planning, commissioners proposed features and accents aimed at making the 43,700-square-foot building “the convention center of choice in the Valley,” City Manager Dan Serna said.
“We want to this to be a first class facility,” Serna said.
Serna said additional expenses are expected to include fill dirt to level the construction site to improve drainage.
In meetings with architects, commissioners requested brick exterior replace a stucco façade.
