- A group urges Gov. Spencer Cox to veto the Rio Grande Depot transfer.
- HB2 transfers the state-owned building to the University of Utah.
- The group want a study on its economic potential and to have community input considered.
SALT LAKE CITY — A group seeking to revitalize the Rio Grande Depot and turn it back into a transit hub is calling on Gov. Spencer Cox to veto a bill that would transfer the historic train station to the University of Utah.
Via Rio Grande, also known as Friends of the Rio Grande Depot, posted an online letter on Saturday expressing concerns that the transfer of the building was approved without “thoughtful community input.” It called on Cox to “pause” the transfer so a study could be done on its economic potential, and asked Salt Lake City to step in and take possession of the building.
“We’re very disappointed that the state would relinquish a historic building like the Rio Grande Depot, and we’re especially disappointed and shocked that they would do it without any kind of comment — and they’d do it in a way that seems to be trying to avoid public attention,” said Christian Lenhart, board member of the group…