Salt Lake MSA Development Thread

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Originally Posted by TheHeights22

This is great and all...BUT having the stadium up in Salt Lake would've have been the best choice in the long run. The suburbs like Sandy, South Jordan, WVC, Cottonwood Heights, etc., need to understand their roll in the SL Valley, and that is not to pull stadiums, ballparks, mega malls, etc., to their towns. SLC needs to be the hub of the SL Valley. If SLC really wants to grow and put themselves on the map, they need to stand up for themselves and be assertive and try to attract things like the aquarium, stadium, etc., to SLC.

Dad: "Hey kids, hop in the van, we're spending the weekend in Sandy, Utah!"
kids: "Who the hell is Sandy?"

Another perfect example is the new location of the aquarium. Why on earth would they decide to build it near a business park in Draper, Utah? It's not even located in the nice part of Draper either!!! It should have been in SLC. They really dropped the ball on that one, BIG time! You don't see the Atlanta of Denver aquariums in the suburbs.

No large suburb will understand that role. They're going to compete for tax money like everyone else, and having a professional sports team adds to their goal. All Salt Lake City can do is create the best infrastructure and environment (politically, socially, etc.) possible so that people and developers demand those venues be built there.