Park City • The Utah Olympic Park has applied to build a hotel around its Olympic freestyle pool. The proposed 120-room hotel would replace the existing Legacy Center. But first, the project needs a recommendation from the Snyderville Basin Planning Commission.
The hotel has been envisioned since 2013, when the county accepted Utah Olympic Park’s master plan, said Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation President and CEO Colin Hilton.
“It’ll be replacing what is one of the original buildings, the Legacy Center, and surround the pool,” he said. “It’ll have a great atmosphere with the athlete training that’s going on and our freestyle shows that we do throughout the summer.”
He’s excited because it can be a source of revenue for the park, which relies on an ever-shrinking endowment to stay afloat.
“We already have some lodging up at the park, and that is our affordable housing project for athletes, coaches and staff of the Olympic Park. That was our first foray into doing lodging,” Hilton said. “This is a little more geared towards public visitors.”
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