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Show THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE FRIDAY, State St. On the day proposals were due, U administrators held a press conference announcing that it would not submit a proposal and was giving the county a y notice before it the facility. managing stopped The U was upset with the proposal process and felt the county did not uphold a verbal agreement, George said. During negotiations for the original management contract in 1997 the U stated its desire to connect the planetarium with the Natural History Museum when it moved up to Research Park as planned. "The county and the U mutually agreed on discussing the possibility," George said in an earlier inter- PLANETARIUM continued from page 15 1 and TRAX construclates with tion. The audit examined that and came to that conclusion indepenI-- 90-da- dently." The County Commission asked - ' jr fee a I -- for an audit of the U's management after multiple planetarium employees complained about the U's leadership. I 4 V The audit, conducted by found no evidence of mismanagement on the part of the U. The audit concluded that there is "no evidence of notable financial mismanagement, misuse of Salt Lake County funds or assets, or failure of current management to comply with university policies and proPricewa-terhouseCoope- I J S. rs, view. Instead of talking to the U about moving the planetarium, the County Commission asked for proposals from all interested parties. "Wc believe that for the planetarium to prosper it must become a permanent part of a larger, nonprofit, education, scientific institution," said U President J. Bernard Machen in a letter to the commis- cedures." "We are delighted with the outcome of the audit and not surprised either," George said. "We are proud of what we have accomplished with the planetarium." With the growing number of scientific displays and the dwindling number of patrons, the County Commission decided the planetarium must move. The three main proposals came from the Boyer Co., the U and the Hansen Planetarium sion. The U still plans on moving the Natural History Museum, which will include a multimedia theatre. George said it is a possibility that the U could use the new theatre to start its own planetarium. Foundation. "Our original proposal was to in build a new planetarium Research Park and expand the offer- OCTOBER 20, 2000 3 "We haven't fully explored the potential yet." she said. "Our intention is to offer the best science edu- cation possible for the university and for Utah." Salt Lake City Mayor Ross Ander- son asked the commission to hold off on making a decision until the new county mayor could be elected Nov. 7. After the decision he said he would be interested in working with the Hansen Planetarium Foundation and the U to maintain the State Street site, but Gardner said this is not possible. "That would be dumb," he said. "The planetarium is under a long-terlease to the county. It is not an available building." While the building is leased to the county, it is owned by the city. George said, "We are always interested in exploring the possibility for further outreach," but she docs not know how viable the option is for the U. The Boyer Co. plans on using the State Street site in conjunction with the Children's Museum for lectures and classrooms, Gardner said. He feels the planetarium will fit perfectly in the Gateway Project because "it will have synergy there." The Gateway project will combine the museums with a retail center and an IMAX theatre. The proceeds from the theatre will help fund the planetarium's programs. m ings on State Street," George said. ! AM A UTAH BAND: The U The foundation wanted to keep the planetarium at its original site, marching band performs Thursday. 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