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SLC Mayor pitches property tax hikes, residents speak out on car camping ban.
Washington Square Dispatch
The Salt Lake City Council heard from dozens of city residents on Tuesday over a proposal to further restrict camping on sidewalks and vehicles, intended as an anti-homelessness measure. That debate, which ran for more than three hours, followed the presentation of Mayor Erin Mendenhall’s budget recommendations for the year, including an increase in the property taxes and utility fees paid by residents.
The Council also voted to formally suspend Councilmember Eva Lopez Chavez amid allegations of sexual harassment by multiple women, and voted to rename Cesar Chavez Boulevard (500 South) for…
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