Salt Lake City: Official Development News Thread - Part 3 - Page 13

ajiuO · #**241** Posted **Jun 19, 2012, 5:28 PM**

Im all for a 45 & 35 story building... I would even be willing to accept the RWP location if we could get that.

But then we would need somthing to fill in the gap.. This would be a perfect opertunity to implode the shilo inn and put up a 30+ story office building

UTPlanner · #**242** Posted **Jun 19, 2012, 6:05 PM**

If people would like to see a convention center hotel in SLC, make sure you consider who you vote for in November, if you live in Salt Lake County. Both Republican candidates for county mayor have expressed that they do not support the idea. http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/mobile2/54300794-218/winder-mayor-salt-county.html.csp

Future Mayor · #**243** Posted **Jun 19, 2012, 7:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by UTPlanner

If people would like to see a convention center hotel in SLC, make sure you consider who you vote for in November, if you live in Salt Lake County. Both Republican candidates for county mayor have expressed that they do not support the idea.

That is great information, thank you for sharing.

goldcntry · #**244** Posted **Jun 19, 2012, 8:48 PM**

Aye. Waaay past due.

... wish I had known about the stances on the hotel towers before I early voted...

Future Mayor · #**245** Posted **Jun 19, 2012, 9:20 PM**

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Originally Posted by goldcntry

Aye. Waaay past due.

... wish I had known about the stances on the hotel towers before I early voted...

You can correct that in the general election in November.

delts145 · #**246** Posted **Jun 19, 2012, 11:14 PM**

Photo Bump

http://www.flickr.com/photos/countylemonade/6773440606/sizes/l/in/photostream/

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DCRes · #**247** Posted **Jun 20, 2012, 2:35 PM**

What a great picture of our skyline!

scottharding · #**248** Posted **Jun 20, 2012, 11:31 PM**

Trib story about the potential Convention Center Hotel, and the Repubs who hope to kill it:

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/54341909-78/hotel-salt-council-county.html.csp

Lilljemalm · #**249** Posted **Jun 21, 2012, 4:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by scottharding

Trib story about the potential Convention Center Hotel, and the Repubs who hope to kill it:

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/54341909-78/hotel-salt-council-county.html.csp

I read the comments following the article. Is it true that the county or city require that free parking be included to attach to the Salt Palace? If that's the only issue and the developers are willing to pay for the hotel, then why not simply change the ordinance so that free parking is not required? I've never attended conventions and meetings in other cities and had free parking. Please clarify.

Future Mayor · #**250** Posted **Jun 21, 2012, 4:26 PM**

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Originally Posted by Lilljemalm

I read the comments following the article. Is it true that the county or city require that free parking be included to attach to the Salt Palace? If that's the only issue and the developers are willing to pay for the hotel, then why not simply change the ordinance so that free parking is not required? I've never attended conventions and meetings in other cities and had free parking. Please clarify.

I didn't read all the comments, I choose to stop at Makids because it made sense. The article itself didn't state anything about free parking, the part that the county and city would be paying for would be the additional convention space that is part of the hotel, but that is connected to the Salt Palace, and parking for patrons of the convention center. This parking wouldn't be free, the current Salt Palace parking isn't free either.

Makid · #**251** Posted **Jun 21, 2012, 4:28 PM**

There are free parking requirements from what I have read in the past, that is why I posted it in the comment.

The county is given a percentage of the parking fees as they do have paid parking. But it allows the county to provide free parking for civic events or events where the free parking is needed from what I remember reading.

Future Mayor · #**252** Posted **Jun 21, 2012, 4:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by Makid

There are free parking requirements from what I have read in the past, that is why I posted it in the comment.

The county is given a percentage of the parking fees as they do have paid parking. But it allows the county to provide free parking for civic events or events where the free parking is needed from what I remember reading.

Got it, I finally read the remaining comments. So the parking wouldn't always be free, only if the county deemed it important for an event? Has the county ever offered free parking for civic events in the the current SP parking garage?

Makid · #**253** Posted **Jun 21, 2012, 4:50 PM**

They offered free parking for the VA job fair about 2 months ago. They do offer the free parking on occasion.

I think that they prefer to control the public parking with the Salt Palace to ensure that some conventions are able to have parking available. If it was privately controlled, there wouldn't be any guaranty that parking would be available for conventions when needed.

Orlando · #**254** Posted **Jun 21, 2012, 5:44 PM**

It doesn't make sense that the republicans would vote to not expand the convention center as a package deal for the hotel. From what I understand, it would increase the convention business. And, thus, more income for the county and city. I don't see the cons. Does anybody else?

Orlando · #**255** Posted **Jun 21, 2012, 5:52 PM**

Also, has there been any word regarding the UPAC proposals. They were due on Tuesday. Does anybody know who to call to find out?

UTPlanner · #**256** Posted **Jun 21, 2012, 5:59 PM**

The biggest argument that I have heard from Republicans is that they are against utilizing government funds in any type of private enterprise, that the market should dictate when and where a project like this should happen. I don't necessarily agree with them though I admittedly have reservations about tax money being utilized in such a manner. I would just want to make sure that the risk of losing those tax payer funds is minimal.

I do find it odd that Mayor Winder would say he's against the convention hotel when WVC just did a similar project but with much more risk for the city and he completely supported it.

Just an FYI, but the Boyer Company has submitted plans to construct an 9 or 10 story office building at 101 South 200 East. I don't know a lot of details about it but they have submitted for the approval of a Planned Development.

Makid · #**257** Posted **Jun 21, 2012, 7:30 PM**

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Just an FYI, but the Boyer Company has submitted plans to construct an 9 or 10 story office building at 101 South 200 East. I don't know a lot of details about it but they have submitted for the approval of a Planned Development.

Will this be on the surface lot on the SE corner?

That is great news. Hopefully this means that the market is recovering well and maybe we will hear about the UPAC tower being completed with the theater and not in a later phase.

SLCdude · #**258** Posted **Jun 21, 2012, 7:40 PM**

Great! Finally something that is replacing a parking lot, rather than an older building.

SLC Projects · #**259** Posted **Jun 21, 2012, 8:41 PM**

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Originally Posted by UTPlanner

Just an FYI, but the Boyer Company has submitted plans to construct an 9 or 10 story office building at 101 South 200 East. I don't know a lot of details about it but they have submitted for the approval of a Planned Development.

At first I was thinking this would of been the cowboy partners housing project on the corner of 200 E. and 100 S. But that can't be right since this one is by the Boyer company. Nevertheless it would seem that right now SLC has a bigger demand for office space then housing.

Future Mayor · #**260** Posted **Jun 21, 2012, 9:01 PM**

That is great news, I think 9-10 stories is a good height for that location and for any building east of 200 E, and north of 350 S. I like the idea of more height facing 400 S, but 9-10 is great for the area I usually refer to as East Downtown.