SALT LAKE CITY — The fight over having residents vote on the historic status of a pair of downtown Salt Lake City theaters is now headed to court.
The leaders of a group seeking to preserve the two landmarks filed a lawsuit against the city after they were told both of their efforts to put an initiative asking residents to vote on providing historic status for the structures didn't qualify for the November election.
Casey McDonough and Michael Valentine, both from Salt Lake City and lead members of the group "Save the Pantages Theatre," filed the lawsuit in 3rd District Court on Friday. It lists Salt Lake City recorder Cindy Lou Trishman, Salt Lake City attorney Katherine Lewis, and the city as respondents of the lawsuit.