Mayors at the North American Climate Summit in Chicago will discuss Paris Agreement and sign the Chicago Climate Summit. The trip coincides with President Trump’s visit to Salt Lake City where he is expected to announce rollbacks in protecting public lands. On Monday and Tuesday, December 4th and 5th, Mayor Jackie Biskupski and Vicki Bennett, […]

The Gallivan Center will host its annual holiday lighting celebration on the plaza Wednesday, November 29th, from 4-7 p.m. The ceremony will illuminate over 350,000 lights, including a 60’ tree at 5:30pm following welcome greetings from Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski and Council Member Derek Kitchen. The celebration kicks off with family friendly activities, […]

Salt Lake City’s Division of Housing and Neighborhood Development (HAND) is seeking public feedback on a recently produced report on inclusionary zoning programs. Inclusionary zoning refers to local land use ordinances that require or encourage developers to include affordable units in new residential developments. HAND produced the report as part of Salt Lake City’s ongoing […]

Today, Mayor Jackie Biskupski announced the two winners of the Home Innovation Competition for high-quality, innovative and affordable single-family home designs. The winning designs will be on display at the City and County Building, 3rd floor on November 21, 2017 between 5-7pm. Staff from the Housing and Neighborhood Development team will be available to discuss […]

Today, the National Weather Service presented the Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities team with its Honored Institution Award for providing over 100 years of daily weather observations at the Big Cottonwood Water Treatment Plant. The century of documentation has been essential to the NWS in tracking long-term weather and climate trends for the […]

Salt Lake City’s Department of Public Utilities and Department of Sustainability are urging residents to assist storm water management crews by doing a final seasonal yard clean-up to keep excess leaves from clogging gutters. Raking leaves now, and either disposing of them in City-issued compost bins or mulching them keeps storm drains free and clear […]

Today, the Sierra Club released a new report showcasing 10 U.S. cities that have made ambitious commitments to be powered with 100 percent clean, renewable energy and the steps those communities are taking to achieve their goal. The report features Salt Lake City, along with Moab, and Park City as leaders in the 100 percent […]

Today, Mayor Jackie Biskupski convened faith leaders across Salt Lake City to address the affordable housing crisis. The working lunch served as an open dialogue for faith leaders to ask questions, provide feedback, and to learn about “Growing SLC: A Five-Year Housing Plan”, the City’s first affordable housing plan since 2000. In attendance were members […]

Stryker, one of the world’s leading medical technology companies, is driven to make healthcare better and they are upholding that mission in Salt Lake City. The company relocated two manufacturing operations to Salt Lake City last December, and recently announced it will expand its operations within the City. The company’s 137,000 sq. ft. facility located […]

The Salt Lake City and County Building, and city administrative officers will be closed Friday, November 10th in recognition of Veterans Day. Mayor Jackie Biskupski has ordered the POW-MIA flag to be raised Thursday morning to fly alongside the U.S. flag until Sunday. It is the third time the POW-MIA flag has flown at City […]