The Charlotte City Council’s Economic Development Committee on Monday approved a plan to spend $25 million renovating the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
The hall plans to move the gift shop and cafe and build more event space. The money will come from a special 2% tax on hotel rooms that’s dedicated for the city-owned hall.
City Council member Ed Driggs said he is pleased with the 15-year-old hall's performance.
"The number of visitors is somewhat in excess of 200,000 if I remember right. And that trend has been favorable, right?" he said.
The hall was supposed to average about 400,000 visitors a year, but hasn’t met those pre-construction projections.
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