Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall says the campgrounds could be a useful tool as housing availability and shelter space dwindle but prefers the state and county take the lead on getting it done.
Could legal homeless campgrounds be a policy fix to the proliferation of makeshift tent sites across Salt Lake City?
While Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson says officials in her administration are in the early stages of exploring a legal camp, there doesn’t appear to be much appetite for it at the state level. Utah homelessness czar Wayne Niederhauser and his Office of Homeless Services oppose the notion. The idea is to provide a dignified alternative to sleeping on the streets. The program, a partnership between the nonprofit and Denver, serves about 150 people across three temporary campsites. This year, the program had a budget of about $5 million.The shelters are pitched on raised pallets to keep residents off the ground.
Legal homeless camps are likely to become a talking point during next year’s Salt Lake City mayoral race. Former Mayor Rocky Anderson vows to open one or more camps with toilets, showers, laundry facilities, food and caseworkers in an attempt to quell street camping.
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