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Sanford Scaling Back Conference Center Plans

ORLANDO-Fearful that a projected $700,000 tourism tax revenue will actually come in at $550,000, the Seminole County city, 25 miles north of Downtown Orlando, is considering shrinking a 63,000-sf project to 45,000-sf, but the construction cost per-sf could be more expensive on the smaller job, industry estimators tell GlobeSt.com.

By Alex Finkelstein | Updated on October 09, 2002

ORLANDO-After two years of planning, elected officials in Sanford, FL are considering shrinking a 63,000-sf Downtown, lakefront convention center to 45,000 sf, but the construction cost per-sf could turn out to be more expensive on the smaller job, industry estimators tell GlobeSt.com on condition of anonymity.

Fearful that a projected $700,000 tourism tax revenue this year will actually come in at $550,000, the Seminole County city, 25 miles north of Downtown Orlando, is leaning towards a smaller venture as it approaches the signing of a formal contract with the county. The county will build the project; the city will run it.

However, at an estimated $15.8 million for the 45,000-sf center, the hard cost would be about $351 per sf, construction industry estimators tell GlobeSt.com. At $19 million for the 63,000-sf project, the cost would fall around $302 per sf.

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