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A possible site has been unveiled for Salt Lake City’s tiny home village to house the homeless
The site’s neighbor is a junkyard on the west side. But proponents say it could be a ‘tremendous lift’ to the area
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Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
The site under consideration for a future Salt Lake City tiny home village to house over 400 of the chronically homeless has been unveiled.
It’s in west-side Salt Lake City right next to an auto junkyard.
But its proponents say if it’s approved, the tiny home village could be designed in a way that will feel like “its own little world” in a “lush resort area” not an industrial expanse.
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Salt Lake City bans fireworks in city limits
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‘We’re in a tinderbox’: Salt Lake City mayor bans personal fireworks citywide Katie McKellar © Kristin Murphy, Deseret News Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall talks about a citywide ban on fireworks, recreational fires and open burning in response to the extreme drought and high temperatures during a press conference at the City-County Building in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, June 22, 2021. Professional fireworks displays will still happen. The ban is expected to last through Pioneer Day.
Citing extreme fire danger amid the West’s unprecedented drought, Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall announced Tuesday personal fireworks and open fires will be banned citywide in Utah’s capital.