Homeless advocates in Salt Lake City say they've been offered money to temporarily house homeless people during the upcoming NBA All-Star Weekend. But who would pay for it is a mystery.
SALT LAKE CITY — Homeless advocates in Salt Lake City say they have been offered money to temporarily house homeless people during the upcoming NBA All-Star Game.
"There was some debate about whether or not we wanted the city to look as bad as they are right now — just letting the truth be known. And the challenge that we kept running into is that we didn't want to do that at the expense of our unsheltered friends," she said. "If there's a risk of our unsheltered population, getting more harassment from the police and just generally more at risk of arrest and things like that ...
But whether there is an official agreement and where the source of funding is coming from is unclear. "The city has not offered any money for that," he said Tuesday. "The money's been offered by other sources and I think that's still in discussion. There is no city offer of money on the table for the 2nd and 2nd Coalition."
"As a group, we want visitors coming to Salt Lake City for the NBA All-Star Weekend, as well as individuals experiencing homelessness, to have a positive experience during the events taking place over the weekend," Niederhauser said in a statement to KSL.com. While the group's work was acknowledged by Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall at the time of the deaths, the coalition's work "bends the laws," said Garvin with Unsheltered Utah. The efforts sidestep the city's temporary ban on new permanent homeless shelters within the city, which was extended by the Salt Lake City Council.
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