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Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall unveils budget proposal for 2021-2022
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Steve Griffin, Deseret News
As Utah turns a corner on the COVID-19 pandemic, now the fastest growing state in the nation, the capital city faces a “new frontier, a historic and critical” turning point, with the chance to invest millions into needs including racial equity, affordable housing and homelessness.
That’s what Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall told the Salt Lake City Council on Tuesday night as she unveiled her second budget proposal, which includes nearly $350 million in general fund revenue for the city’s 2021-2022 fiscal year. In total, including the airport and other enterprise and capital improvement funds, Mendenhall’s recommended budget expenditures exceed $1.7 billion, an increase of $512.4 million from last year, or a 28.6% increase.