Local officials are pushing for the implementation of new pretrial services in the community, meant to provide supervision for individuals released on bond, combat financial inequities in the court system and better ensure those accused.
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According to the Summit County Attorney’s Office, the following cases were heard on Monday, June 14, in 3rd District Court at the Summit County Justice Center.
Carly Anne Harmsen, 37, of Salt Lake City, entered a no-contest plea to obstructing justice, a class A misdemeanor. The court placed the defendant on court probation for 12 months and ordered the defendant to complete standard terms and conditions. The court also imposed a 364-day jail sentence, which was suspended.
Joseph James Coffey, 56, of Los Angeles, entered into a 12-month plea in abeyance to attempted aggravated assault, a class A misdemeanor. The court ordered the defendant to pay a $300 fee and $6,429 in restitution and to complete other standard terms and conditions.
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At the Summit Board of County Commissioners work session meeting Tuesday, June 15, staff from the Summit County Housing Department unveiled a robust plan of short-, mid- and long-term strategies to help mitigate the affordable housing shortage.
The primary goal laid out by the county is to get 1,000 additional units on the market within the next 12 to 18 months by implementing some of the short-term strategies.
County officials and staff had mentioned in previous meetings that the workforce housing issue was of top concern and that it’s a complex problem that will take a multitude of strategies to solve.