Mayflower’s Air Force hotel replacement breaks ground – The Park Record

June 29, 2021

Dignitaries descended on Wasatch County on Wednesday to celebrate a groundbreaking ceremony 20 years in the making that included a U.S. Air Force color guard, patriotic songs and officials recounting the strange story that brought them together in a large white tent under blue skies in the shadow of Deer Valley Resort.Holding commemorative pickaxes, high-ranking officials posed for photos over a pile of dirt, their ranks including former Gov. Gary Herbert, Utah State Senate President Stuart Adams, Hill Air Force Base Commander U.S. Air Force Col. Jenise M. Carroll and New York real estate developer Gary Barnett. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)

MIDA Chairman and Senate President Stuart Adams speaks at the podium during a groundbreaking event for the Mayflower development on Wednesday. June 9, 2021. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)

An attendee of a groundbreaking event for the Mayflower development holds a program on Wednesday. June 9, 2021. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)

Hill Air Force Base’s 75th Air Base Wing Commander Colonel Jenise M. Carroll stands at attention as the National Anthem is sung during a groundbreaking event for the Mayflower development on Wednesday. June 9, 2021. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)

Extell Chairman and Founder Gary Barnett speaks at the podium during a groundbreaking event for the Mayflower development on Wednesday. June 9, 2021. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)

Vocalist Robert McConnell performs a rendition of “America, the Beautiful” during a groundbreaking event for the Mayflower development on Wednesday. June 9, 2021. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)

Hill Air Force Base’s 75th Air Base Wing Commander Colonel Jenise M. Carroll speaks at the podium on behalf of the U.S. Air Force during a groundbreaking event for the Mayflower development on Wednesday. June 9, 2021. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)

Governor Gary Herbert presents closing remarks at the podium during a groundbreaking event for the Mayflower development on Wednesday. June 9, 2021. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)

An attendee of a groundbreaking event for the Mayflower development project takes a photo of Governor Gary Herbert on his iPhone during Herbert’s closing ceremony remarks on Wednesday, June 9, 2021. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)

MIDA Chairman and Senate President Stuart Adams, left, speaks with Hill Air Force Base’s 75th Air Base Wing Commander Colonel Jenise M. Carroll prior to a groundbreaking photo opportunity at the location of the Mayflower development on Wednesday, June 9, 2021. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)

Attendees of a groundbreaking event for the Mayflower development gather at a tent for a ceremony and luncheon on Wednesday, June 9, 2021. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)

Attendees of a groundbreaking event for the Mayflower development applaud MIDA Chairman and Senate President Stuart Adams during a ceremony and luncheon on Wednesday, June 9, 2021. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)

The Hill Air Force Base Honor Guard present the colors during the pledge of allegiance at the beginning of a ceremony on Wednesday, June 9, 2021. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)

Extell Chairman and Founder Gary Barnett speaks at the podium during a groundbreaking event for the Mayflower development on Wednesday. June 9, 2021. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)

Governor Gary Herbert speaks at the podium during a groundbreaking event for the Mayflower development on Wednesday. June 9, 2021. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)

Pickaxes are collected in a wheelbarrow prior to a groundbreaking photo opportunity at the Mayflower development site on Wednesday, June 9, 2021. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)

Governor Gary Herbert, from left, Extell Chairman and Founder Gary Barnett, MIDA Chairman and Senate President Stuart Adams, Hill Air Force Base’s 75th Air Base Wing Commander Colonel Jenise M. Carroll and Wasatch County Council member, MIDA Board and MIDA PID board member Steve Farrell pose for a photo with pickaxes during a groundbreaking ceremony and luncheon for the Mayflower development on Wednesday, June 9, 2021. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)

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