Five people died on Salt Lake City streets within one December week. But beyond those seven days, city officials have not tracked the deaths of unsheltered people during one of Salt Lake City’s snowiest winters on record, The Tribune found.
A bill that has now passed the Utah House and is on its way to the Senate is meant to address some of the shortfalls discovered this winter in trying to address the issue of homelessness.
Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall and homeless advocates are preparing for bitter temperatures and advising unsheltered individuals to seek shelter when possible as the chill sets in.