Work session set on conference center RFP

Questions remain about ownership, subsidies

The Jefferson City Council is set to continue discussing the request for proposals for the conference center in a special work session Oct. 8, where several large issues may be decided.

Mayor Eric Struemph said the work session would allow decisions to be made as a council and as a community for how the RFP is presented to potential partners.

Ownership is one of the largest issues to be discussed, said City Administrator Nathan Nickolaus, but it also leads into other potential decision points. Council members have brought up a number of concerns with the concept as presented, and they are not all in agreement on ....