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OGDEN, Utah (AP) -- A music promoter and the city are working to build a $30 million amphitheater complex and develop an adjacent lake and park on the site of a landfill.
"It's a great project and will beautify what has been a dump," Mayor Matthew Godfrey said.
Ryan McEuen, president of Incandescent Entertainment, wants to build the amphitheater complex adjacent to the 21st Street Pond water skiing area. Plans also call for a park on the 50-acre property, which is currently a landfill for construction and demolition debris.
The city's investment in the project would be for infrastructure, like water and sewer lines, said John Patterson, Ogden's chief administrative officer.
McEuen said he is working with potential investors to build the amphitheater, which would have 3,500 seats and could hold as many as 25,000 spectators with lawn seating. McEuen said the amphitheater would have a retractable clamshell-shaped roof, which would cover the fixed seating and allow for year-round performances.
Under the plan, the 21st Street Pond would be expanded from about 39 acres to 45 acres for the proposed lake, which would be used for water skiing competitions. Goode Skis currently uses the pond for research and development.
The pond is currently closed to the public because of water contamination from a nearby rail yard. Cleanup of the contaminated water is scheduled to begin this month.
------ Information from: Standard-Examiner, http://www.standard.net
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