Escambia County officials and Pensacola Sports want to build an up-to-$60 million indoor sports facility and fund a $30 million upgrade to the Pensacola Bay Center with tourism tax dollars.
The Tourist Development Council was close to voting on recommending the proposal but held off after members said they wanted to see the complete feasibility study for the indoor sports facility that is proposed for Ashton Brosnaham Park.
The council voted unanimously to hold a special meeting focused on the proposal and another request to use $8.6 million to sink a 1,000-foot ship in the waters off Pensacola Beach to turn it into an artificial reef…