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Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall plants a tree at the International Peace Gardens in Salt Lake City on Monday, April 19, 2021. The event kicked off this year’s 1,000 Trees Initiative, Mendenhall’s commitment to Salt Lakers to add 1,000 more trees, and the benefits they provide, to the city’s west side every year she is in office.
Annie Barker, Deseret News
Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall on Monday kicked off the latest round of her 1,000 Trees Initiative, a commitment to Salt Lakers to add 1,000 more trees, and the benefits they provide, to the city’s west side every year she is in office.
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SALT LAKE CITY Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall announced Friday she has created a new position within her office specifically devoted to homelessness and she s picked a member of the City Council to fill it.
Councilman Andrew Johnston will leave his west-side District 2 seat as well as his position as vice president of program operations for Volunteers of America Utah to take the post. He s expected to start in the new role in the coming weeks, though a specific date hasn t been selected yet, according to Mendenhall s staff.
Mendenhall and Johnston made the announcement during a press conference held on a grassy median near the intersection of 800 West and North Temple, where Johnston has held outdoor meetings with this constituents, from people experiencing homelessness to business owners, on Fridays since June.