Proposal underway for a Sonoma County convention center

Thursday, August 17, 2023

A convention center that Sonoma County Tourism officials recently described as an aspirational goal for the county is beginning to take shape.

Claudia Vecchio, president and CEO of Sonoma County Tourism, said a feasibility study has been prepared and that on Wednesday, Aug. 23, the tourism agency will present to its board of directors a proposal for an exploratory advisory council.

After that, talks will begin about next steps: funding, where the convention center could be built and other project details, she said.

The convention center itself is a ways off it would be a five-year project, Vecchio said.

Sonoma County Tourism formally unveiled its 10-year Destination Stewardship and Resiliency Master Plan on May 11.

That’s when Vecchio said the plan included a “big, audacious goal” for a convention center.

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