A four-member committee of the Utah Legislature has unanimously approved Salt Lake City and Smith Entertainment Group’s (SEG) plans for a sports and entertainment district in downtown Salt Lake. The plan includes the city’s initiation of a half-cent sales tax that will fund the up-to-$2 billion cost to renovate the Delta Center and build a new entertainment area adjacent to the arena.
The plan will ensure that the Utah Jazz and the new Utah Hockey Club will remain in downtown Salt Lake City and not move to another part of Salt Lake County, officials stressed.
Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall told the committee the plan was the result of what she called Please log in to see the rest of this story.
