Convention centers moving forward in Provo, Pleasant Grove

PROVO — Local elected officials and business leaders shared their ideas Tuesday for a proposed 80,000-square-foot convention center in the Utah County seat.

Utah County Commissioner Steve White called it "a visioning meeting," during which community members and architects discussed what the center should include and how it should look. The proposed site for the center is a block west of the Provo Marriott, 101 W. 100 North.

A 2 1/2-month, $79,000 conceptual-design study is under way to answer questions such as how much parking would be needed and which direction the center should face, said Paul Glauser, Provo's Redevelopment Agency director.

The convention center ultimately would be a county project because the main source of funding would come from hotel tax.

By the end of June, architects should have at least six conceptual designs of the building, said Don Nay, Utah County's assistant public works director. The architects will then discuss the plans and decide on one during a series of meetings. Nay said he hopes to have at least one of those meetings at a time when the public can look at the plans and offer feedback. Original Article