April 22, 2022 Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities (SLCDPU) advises drivers to plan ahead for traffic impacts on State Street, between North Temple and 300 North, starting as early as Monday, April 25. State Street will be closed to through-traffic, available to local traffic only. Crews will replace the existing water main on […]
Salt Lake City Celebrates Earth Day by Recognizing and Re-committing to Environmental Protection
April 20, 2022 Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall celebrated Earth Day early by visiting a natural stormwater treatment outflow on the City’s westside and re-affirming the City’s commitment to water conservation and environmental protection. “While Earth Day is April 22nd, we’re thinking of ways to preserve our most precious natural resources 365 days a […]
New Education Advisor, Communications Director Hired to Salt Lake City Mayor’s Office
Para leer esta página en español oprima aquí. March 17, 2022 Salt Lake City has hired Jennifer Newell as the Senior Advisor for Education to Mayor Erin Mendenhall. The position stems from a recommendation by the City’s Racial Equity in Policing Commission, which Mayor Mendenhall and the City Council created in June, 2020. While Ms. Newell will […]
Salt Lake City prioritizes, achieves pay equity
March 24, 2022 Salt Lake City has achieved pay equity following an extensive audit that examined the compensation of approximately 1,000 non-union City employee salaries. “Our City values the contributions of all our employees and we have taken on the work of ensuring their pay does not vary based on gender, age or ethnicity,” said […]
Salt Lake City launches public survey for new regional park at the site of former Glendale water park
Para leer esta página en español oprima aquí. March 16, 2022 Salt Lake City Public Lands has initiated a planning process to create a vision for the new regional park at the former Glendale water park site. Currently, the site is undergoing demolition of old and broken equipment. Planners at Design Workshop are supporting the Public Lands […]
Salt Lake City Accepted into Prestigious Program to Advance Commercial-Scale Solar on the Westside
Para leer el comunicado de prensa en español oprima aquí. March 2, 2022 Salt Lake City’s Sustainability Department is one of just eight teams across the country selected by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to receive project support for an initiative to increase solar adoption in commercial buildings on the city’s Westside. […]
Local Zero Waste Store and SLC Economic Development Loan Fund Recipient – Hello!Bulk – Sells Goods Without the Waste
Para leer el comunicado de prensa en español oprima aquí. February 23, 2022 Most grocery stores have shelves full of packaged items. Look down the aisles, and you’ll find cans, boxes, and loads of plastic most of which ends up in your garbage can and in landfills. Hello!Bulk is different. Jamaica Trinnaman is the founder and […]
Mayor Mendenhall Releases Health Care Innovation Blueprint to Help Empower Upward Mobility for Underserved Residents
Para leer el comunicado de prensa en español oprima aquí. Initiative Coincides with Downtown Expansion of Recursion and Addition of Denali Therapeutics February 22, 2022 SALT LAKE CITY – Building on the success of Salt Lake City’s robust health care innovation sector – and doing so with an eye toward increasing education and employment opportunities for underserved City residents […]
COUNCIL: Redistricting Commission Members Selected
The Council has selected nine diverse community members to serve on the Redistricting Advisory Commission […]
Mayor Mendenhall Releases 2022 Work Plan
On the heels of the State of the City Address, Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall released her 2022 work plan on Thursday. The plan includes actionable goals building on the significant progress the City made in clean energy and air quality in 2021, as well as equity work and affordable housing. “We’re embarking on another year […]