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Under the agreement, Salt Lake City would lose a spot on the board overseeing the Inland Port. In return, it would get more tax revenue and more control over some port spending.
Melvin Leroy Erickson, 95, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 17, 2020, at his home. He was under the care of Encompass Hospice. Mel was born July 24, 1925, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Henry Leroy Erickson and Erma Sophia Anderson Erickson. He grew up and attended schools in Salt Lake City and graduated from Granite High School. He also attended the University of Utah. Mel served in the United States Navy during World War II. On February 6, 1948, he married Carolyn Janice Lewis in the Salt Lake Temple. Mel and Cal made their home in Idaho Falls, Idaho, where Mel worked in sales earning many awards for his salesmanship. He worked for Pacific Finance Inc, J.Ed Browning, Hart Pontiac Cadillac, KTEE radio station, and Harris Publishing, Inc. Mel was a civic and community leader and served on the Idaho Falls City Council for 32 years. In his honor, Mel Erickson Sunnyside Park is named after him for his many years of service to the city. He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of L