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SLC councilwoman gets an earful from west-side residents after announcement of new homeless campus.
Salt Lake City Councilwoman Victoria Petro made an emotional mea culpa to a roomful of her angry constituents, who had just heard about a massive homeless campus to be built way out west and near them.
Miss: Out of Sight She is very sorry—so sorry and, frankly, she shouldn't be the only one. Salt Lake City Councilwoman Victoria Petro made an emotional mea culpa to a roomful of her angry constituents, who had just heard about a massive homeless campus to be built way out west and near them.
This is what happens when, first, there was no realistic plan to replace the Road Home and, second, when officials use the closed meetings law as cover. Sure, it makes sense to negotiate real estate issues behind closed doors—but don't forget that decisions need to be made in public.
In this case it was too…
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