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County OKs $2.75 million in room/restaurant-tax grants for SUU sports facilities to boost winter tourism
Summary
Iron County commissioners approved a $2.75 million package from transient room and restaurant taxes to renovate SUU athletic space, build a synthetic turf field and install an air-supported dome to expand year‑round sports tourism capacity.
Iron County commissioners voted unanimously to approve a $2.75 million contribution from transient room tax and restaurant tax fund balances to help Southern Utah University (SUU) expand indoor and year‑round athletic facilities to attract more sports tourism.
The county-approved package, recommended by both the TRT (transient room tax) and restaurant‑tax boards, is split by project: $500,000 toward renovation of SUU’s multipurpose (old) gym to create a two‑court practice facility; $250,000 toward reconstruction and turfing of the softball field; and $2,000,000 toward a full‑sized synthetic turf field with an air‑supported “bubble” that would allow winter use.
County staff said the boards recommended paying $750,000 of the total up front from each fund’s balance (TRT and restaurant tax),…
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