Salt Lake residents fume over Delta Center district survey, but neither city nor Smith funded it
Sep 24, 2024, 6:14 AM | Updated: 5:03 pm
Downtown Salt Lake City seen from the Delta Center, Aug. 1.(Carter Williams, KSL.com)
(Carter Williams, KSL.com)
SALT LAKE CITY — Residents say they are upset with the wording of a mysterious survey about a proposed sales tax increase tied to Smith Entertainment Group’s agreement with Salt Lake City over a “sports, entertainment, culture and convention district.”
However, the two entities at the center of the deal say they are not associated with the survey, and they aren’t sure who commissioned it.
Several residents reported receiving texts from a representative of a survey, who wrote that “local leaders” were partnering with Y2 Analytics and Clear Insights — a pair of Utah-based market research firms — to “gather opinions on local issues affecting you.”
The message ended with a link to a survey that heavily focused on the proposed sports, entertainment, culture and convention district, a proposed agreement between Salt Lake City and Smith Entertainment Group over a plan to remodel the Delta Center so it can handle the Utah Jazz and the Utah Hockey Club moving forward.
