Salt Lake City School District says MLB stadium could divert money from students sltrib.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sltrib.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Utah lawmakers supported legislation that establishes public/private funding opportunities for potential new homes to host NHL and/or MLB teams in Salt Lake City. Supporters say the efforts are bigger than just building sports venues.
Utah lawmakers supported legislation that establishes public/private funding opportunities for potential new homes to host NHL and/or MLB teams in Salt Lake City. Supporters say the efforts are bigger than just building sports venues.
MLB bill gets $900M win in Utah House — but now how will Legislature pay for stadium? sltrib.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sltrib.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Utah lawmakers Tuesday scrapped plans to raise the hotel tax for construction of a potential Major League Baseball stadium on Salt Lake City’s west side. Opposition to increasing the transient room tax or hotel tax came from hoteliers, leaders in southern Utah as well as some Utah House Republicans. Now, the proposed Utah Fairpark Area Investment and Restoration District would rely on the state’s portion of sales tax generated within its boundaries and a 1.5% increase in the car rental tax to fund the project, which includes improvements to the Utah State Fairpark and Jordan River and plans for an MLB stadium.