SLC Council gives go-ahead to Smith's downtown rebuild

John Rogers 

With an enthusiastic “yea” vote from the Salt Lake City Council last week, the Salt Lake City Corp. and Smith Entertainment Group (SEG) have moved one step closer to creating a community-centered sports, entertainment, culture and convention district and keeping professional sports in downtown Salt Lake City. The council voted unanimously to endorse a proposed “Participation Agreement” between the two parties that will put in motion the Utah Legislature-mandated process to bring the plan to fruition.

Earlier this year, the Utah State Legislature passed SB272, which lays out the process by which the city and SEG, under its principal owners Ryan and Ashley Smith, can agree to cooperate on the financial structure for the Please log in to see the rest of this story.