Concerns have been raised over "secrecy" surrounding the cost of demolishing the former Southport theatre.
Opposition and Sefton Liberal Democrat Leader Cllr John Pugh said the council’s decision to restrict information about the demolition costs due to “commercial sensitivity” means the public are not able to scrutinise whether the contract is value for money.
The demolition of the former theatre is to pave the wave for a £73m project to create a new events centre and water feature in Southport as a centrepiece to its regeneration plans for the resort town.