Tribune Editorial: Donors shouldnât have to fill affordable housing gap. Weâre glad they did, and now the state should step up.
A package of $730 million in gifts Gail Miller, Clark Ivory and others helps make up for paltry state allocations.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Former Utah Jazz owner Gail Miller joins House Speaker Brad R. Wilson, R-Kaysville, and Senate President Stuart Adams, R-Layton, along with other members of the philanthropic community gathered outside the Capitol on Wednesday, March 3, 2021, to discuss legislation and announce a public-private partnership to help address homelessness and affordable housing.
By The Salt Lake Tribune Editorial Board
by Alex Zielinski • Feb 26, 2021 at 3:01 pm
A pathway through Hazelnut Grove. Alex Zielinski
After a week of mixed messaging from City Hall, Hazelnut Grove residents have received some good news: The city will not be cutting its current services to the North Portland tiny home village in the foreseeable future.
That means the city will continue to provide trash pickup, porta-potty services, and an on-site storage unit to the village, which occupies a triangle of city-owned land between N Greeley and Interstate. Perhaps of most importance to the 17 formerly houseless residents who call Hazelnut Grove home, this also means the city will not be removing the chainlink fence that runs along the perimeter of the property and provides a sense of security to the villagers.
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by Alex Zielinski • Feb 23, 2021 at 10:18 am
A banner hung over Hazelnut Grove s fence, which the city plans on removing next month. Alex Zielinski
A communication breakdown between Portland city commissioners last week has drawn new attention to the uncertain future of Hazelnut Grove, the tiny house village that s currently home to 17 formerly houseless individuals. The confusion added a wrinkle to the delicate, years-long process to relocate the village, which sits on a triangle of city-owned land between N Greeley and Interstate. I don t think they realize they re playing with people s lives right now, said Barbie Weber, a homeless advocate who s lived in Hazelnut Grove for almost a year. They re too focused on playing politics.
SALT LAKE CITY State lawmakers are considering ways to limit the governor s power in an emergency like the COVID-19 pandemic and strengthening their own hand in declaring when an emergency is over.
The Utah Legislature is also in a brewing firestorm over transgender rights as it wraps up its fifth week of meetings that included the House passing a ban on transgender athletes competing in girls sports in the K-12 public school system.
Vickers bill would limit the duration of a public health order to 30 days. It would also only allow the Legislature to extend or terminate an order and would give lawmakers the power to end an emergency earlier than that 30-day time period. The bill would also ban restrictions on religious gatherings and prohibits a local health department from issuing a restriction without the approval of the county executive, such as the county mayor or commission.