From Deseret News archives:
Collective actions key to making Salt Lake vibrant
Things have changed in Salt Lake City when a major downtown landowner prefers to talk with two council members, but not the mayor; and when the administration had ideas to revitalize downtown but didn't seem to share them with the City Council. In the meantime, residents just want their leaders to work together to make the city work.
The recent publicity over the LDS Church's plans for their downtown property is a good example. In one corner you have the administration, in another the City Council, and in another, the business people, sitting as innocent spectators, waiting to see what happens.
Given the confidential nature of private transactions, has the LDS Church not been willing to brief the administration on its plans? Has the administration asked for a confidential briefing? Has the administration been briefed in private meetings by the LDS Church? The public should be given answers to those questions, at least, in order to maintain confidence in community leaders.
(And how come there is such a preoccupation with the north end of downtown, when there is so much that can be done on the south end? That used to be the center of activity for the city.)
During the last city election, the revitalization of downtown seemed like a fast and loose "shell game" with a stack of plans being shuffled around. After the elections, there was a lull. Recently, the mayor publicly asked the LDS Church, a major downtown property owner, to reveal its plans because of his concern that it might not embrace social and economic diversity, saying the "creative class" won't come downtown.
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