Comments about ‘2nd thoughts on Provo project’
Commissioner backs off from plans for convention center
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Pleasant Grove cannot compete with Provo in terms of ability to draw cooperations, companies and people. To not build a convention center in Provo because Pleasant Grove already has one is very small thinking on Mr. White's part.
Everybody in Utah Valley thinks they are in a great place with lots of growth. This type of inaccurate thinking really hurts the valley in the long run because it sets up a false hope. Utah Valley, while somewhat decent, is not a very good place to raise a family and it's not very fun either. I know they have a study that recommends a convention center, but I wonder if there's actually a true need or is this just wishful thinking? Studies can be botched, just ask Rocky Anderson or Hillary Clinton.
I don't blame Provo for their wait and see approach. Unfortunately if the Pleasant Grove structure becomes reality, visitors to the area are going to get a nasty shock when they realize that they have to get around a broken freeway system just to get from Provo to Pleasant Grove. I have no doubt that the location in Pleasant Grove, right off I-15, seems perfect, but it also assumes that I-15 will be usable for the indefinite future. However, last time I checked, I-15 reconstruction is scheduled to begin in the next decade and they is still no viable alternate connecting Provo, where the airport is, to Pleasant Grove and points North.
i think it will be awesome if downtown provo built a convention center. more highrises are planned: 9 story zions bank, 10 story university towers, and the expansion of the courts building. also, another highrise is planned for south of the provo tabernacle. a natural fit would be downtown. let's hope it still happens. utah valley, and provo NEED this convention center for tax dollars and for a well-rounded civic and business community.
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