Corroon Coliseum?
Late Gov. Calvin L. Rampton got his name on the Salt Palace. So how about Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon's name on Real Salt Lake's soccer stadium?
That was the tongue-in-cheek suggestion of Republican County Councilman Michael Jensen when debating whether Rampton -- Utah's chief cheerleader for tourism -- deserved name recognition on the Salt Palace Convention Center.
Jensen didn't question the late Democratic governor's credentials -- "he was a great man and a great statesman," he said -- but he did wonder if the county was bestowing naming rights willy-nilly without a policy to determine worthiness.
"Maybe we should name the [RSL] soccer stadium after you, Mr. Mayor," Jensen said, alluding to Corroon's smack-down of stadium funding earlier this year that elevated him from political obscurity to power player.
But GOP Councilman Mark Crockett deflated the Democratic mayor's prospects.
"While it would be nice to name it after the mayor," he said, "I think XanGo has paid for the rights."
Not exactly. XanGo simply paid for the jersey promotions.
So keep your head up, mayor, the stadium's naming rights are still up for grabs -- provided you can cough up about $2 million a year.
-- Jeremiah Stettler
That was the tongue-in-cheek suggestion of Republican County Councilman Michael Jensen when debating whether Rampton -- Utah's chief cheerleader for tourism -- deserved name recognition on the Salt Palace Convention Center.
Jensen didn't question the late Democratic governor's credentials -- "he was a great man and a great statesman," he said -- but he did wonder if the county was bestowing naming rights willy-nilly without a policy to determine worthiness.
"Maybe we should name the [RSL] soccer stadium after you, Mr. Mayor," Jensen said, alluding to Corroon's smack-down of stadium funding earlier this year that elevated him from political obscurity to power player.
But GOP Councilman Mark Crockett deflated the Democratic mayor's prospects.
"While it would be nice to name it after the mayor," he said, "I think XanGo has paid for the rights."
Not exactly. XanGo simply paid for the jersey promotions.
So keep your head up, mayor, the stadium's naming rights are still up for grabs -- provided you can cough up about $2 million a year.
-- Jeremiah Stettler
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