Utah will help fund Abravanel Hall and Salt Palace rehab, Mayor Jenny Wilson hopes [Video]

Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson said that she is in talks with legislators and Utah Gov. Spencer Cox about the potential for some state funding to help reconfigure the Salt Palace convention center as part of a massive revitalization of downtown Salt Lake City and believes there might also be funding to renovate Abravanel Hall.

“I think, having talked to many in the Legislature, the governor and others, there’s a real interest in investing in the broader entertainment area now that hockey is here, knowing that there’ll be additional revenue coming downtown that we’ll be able to capitalize on for the future,” Wilson said during a council meeting Tuesday.

“We’re in a unique moment in time where there may be some money on the table as we look at the broader entertainment district,” she said.

Wilson said she had not talked to the governor specifically about Abravanel Hall, which …