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Originally Posted by Future Mayor
The real issue here is that this is a democratic society, and each city was formed because they wanted to govern themselves. Just because we don't want something in a city and we all feel that dt needs to be stronger doesn't mean that other cities aren't looking to do the same, Sandy also wants to be stronger economically. Sandy wants to grow, West Jordan wants to grow. Hell Lehi of all places wants the tallest tower in the state  Luckily for the Wasatch Front the economy is still strong and is still growing and the majority of new tenants are from out of state, which is a positive for all cities. I've said it several times before and I'm sure I'll say it again. If the demand for Proscenium to have 3 40 story towers is there and the city works with them then it will get built and that is nobody's fault, you can't force companies to want to relocate to downtown, if they want to be downtown they aren't going to sign a lease in Sandy. If the demand isn't there because those companies that want to be in a highrise say they want to be downtown then Proscenium won't get built as proposed.
That is the beauty and the heart ache of our economic system. |
But don't they realize they will benefit even more if we all work together to make Salt Lake a serious destination?! The more Salt Lake City becomes a destination, the greater the amount of visitors and conventions we'll see. The more tourists we get, the more money we will have coming into the State of Utah, the more money we have coming into the State, the more money there is to go around. I think it's politics that is getting in the way of regional cooperation. All these politicians want to look good to their constituents. So they focus on short term gains rather than long term gains.
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