FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 17, 2008
Public Invited to Tour and Give Input on Potential Reuse of the Property
Salt Lake City – Due to the phenomenal interest and success of the first Fisher Mansion open house, where over 1,500 people toured the historic building, Mayor Ralph Becker has decided to host a second Open House event to give more Salt Lake City residents the opportunity to tour the building and offer their ideas for how the City could best reuse the property and create a public space that serves the community.
The Fisher Mansion is an architecturally unique historical treasure which the city hopes to renovate for community use. Visitors to the open house will be encouraged to share their ideas for future community use of the mansion, carriage house and property.
Renovation of Fisher Mansion is the first project to be undertaken under Mayor Becker’s Salt Lake Solutions program. Salt Lake Solutions is a collaborative approach that involves the community, considers a wide range of ideas and options, and arrives at public solutions based on healthy dialogue and consensus.
The Fisher Mansion adjoins the Jordan River parkway, and is ideally located for public access by bus, from TRAX and via bike paths. While specific decisions about renovation and reuse of the property will be made in conjunction with the community and other potential partners, the City anticipates the renovation will advance historic preservation, tie together our waterways and urban trails network, expand cultural offerings, and showcase environmental stewardship.
WHO: Mayor Ralph Becker
WHAT: Open House at the Fisher Mansion
WHERE: 1206 West 200 South, Salt Lake City, Utah
WHEN: Saturday, March 22, 2008
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.