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Originally Posted by SLC Projects
Maybe not for much longer.....
Commitments » Real Salt Lake owner eager for economic development around the team’s Sandy stadium
By Mike Gorrell
"We’ve had some dialogue with Dell Loy. He’s a developer by trade, so this is right up his alley. He has some great ideas," said Nick Duerksen, Sandy’s director of business and economic development.
"We’ve never given up on the vision of what can happen," he added. "Last year we reinvigorated discussion about the land around the stadium. Real has been front and center in those discussions."
That’s right, Hansen said, citing a desire to expand team facilities for an interactive fan zone, add more parking and retail space, and maybe even build a four-star hotel.  , and
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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.
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