From Deseret News archives:
Church to unveil downtown plans today
"On a scale of one to 10, I'm about a 17 or 18," Councilman Eric Jergensen said of his level of excitement.
Jergensen and most other council members have already seen the plans they were briefed at private meetings with church officials last week and they aren't saying much about what the rest of us can expect.
Jergensen said the plan incorporates "some very exciting urban-design principles that are really, frankly, visionary."
Councilman Dave Buhler would only say that the plans have "huge implications for the future of downtown."
The church owns downtown malls Crossroads Plaza and the ZCMI Center and has said it will revamp them. The aim is to ensure a thriving economy in the city that houses the church's headquarters and avoid deterioration of the area surrounding Temple Square.
At a meeting of the Salt Lake Chamber on Thursday, chamber President Lane Beattie suggested the project will cost about $2 billion.
While many residents will be watching tonight's meeting, Mayor Rocky Anderson won't be there. The mayor is on vacation in Germany.
"He really wishes he could be here," said his spokesman, Patrick Thronson. "This trip was scheduled well in advance of him finding out about the announcement."
Anderson, like most of the council, has seen the church's plans, and Thronson said the mayor is optimistic about them. Anderson had objected to previous tentative plans put forth by the church, but he has expressed strong support for the new direction the church has taken in its planning.
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