Courtesy of Lake Flato Architects
A member of the Park City Council on Thursday indicated he has received criticism about the price tag of an arts and culture district City Hall is pursuing, outlining that people are stunned with the cost of what would be an especially ambitious municipal project.
City Councilor Steve Joyce made the comments during another in a series of lengthy meetings about the district in recent months. City Hall wants to develop the district on municipal land stretching inward from the southwest corner of the intersection of Bonanza Drive and Kearns Boulevard.
The district is envisioned as having the Kimball Art Center and the Utah offices of the Sundance Institute as the co-anchors. The project also includes space for artists, housing and transportation infrastructure. The City Hall portion of the project is estimated at $88.4 million. The talks about the district started long before the economic turmoil caused by the spread of the novel coronavirus, but the