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A proposed seven-story hotel next to Sugar House Park faces mixed community reactions.

The Salt Lake City Council will ultimately decide on the proposal, following series of public meetings still to be held.

A previous plan to convert the empty space into a gas station failed, leaving the lot vacant.

SALT LAKE CITY — A proposal to convert an empty lot next to Sugar House Park into a 90-foot hotel is about to go through a city review process, and neighborhood residents have plenty to say about it.

John Potter, CEO of Magnus Hotel Management, filed a formal request with Salt Lake City to rezone the 0.83-acre fenced-off lot at 2111 S. 1300 East in July. He filed it months after first revealing his vision for a seven-story hotel next to Sugar House Park , which would fil

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