FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) -- Cumberland County officials are back to the drawing board in their plans to revitalize the Crown Complex after cancelling their plans to build a new Crown in downtown Fayetteville .

Some business owners in the area are expressing frustration over losing a development they hoped would attract more business and foot traffic.

The county said it had already racked up $36 million in costs towards the Crown Event Center being built on Gillespie Street.

"They've already spent so much money. That's kind of insane," said Venus Bess of Vibe Gastropub.

In a special meeting on Wednesday, concerned officials pointed to mounting costs for the project--now projected to cost at least $153 million. They were weighing the possibility of having to spend more to build a par

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