The County Council will consider Tuesday whether it will play a supporting role in Salt Lake City’s proposed $110 million Broadway-style theater, or whether it will walk away.
If the County Council does not participate, the proposed 2,500-seat playhouse most likely will be scaled back.
As of Monday, the tea leaves were unclear, with Council Chairman David Wilde, a Republican, saying he didn’t think he could support it, due to the price tag and an uncertain economy.
But Salt Lake City Councilman Kyle LaMalfa, who sits as chairman of the city’s Redevelopment Agency, which is coordinating construction, said he is "hopeful" the County Council would endorse the plan.
With or without the county’s partnership, Salt Lake City’s time frame mandates the project move forward.
In December, the City Council voted to spend $18 million to design the venue it hopes will contribute to a downtown renaissance. Salt Lake Tribune
