With the votes yesterday from Coalville and West Valley City, 19 communities in Utah have now joined Salt Lake City in passing resolutions opting into the process created under HB411, the Community Renewable Energy Act. This law was passed in the 2019 legislative session and establishes a legal framework for communities serviced by Rocky Mountain […]
SLC launches new service to help blind and low-vision individuals navigate civic campus
Wednesday, Dec. 18th Mayor Jackie Biskupski will join with members of the blind and low-vision community to celebrate the addition of the AIRA — Artificial Intelligence Remote Assistant — service across the City’s downtown civic campus, including the Salt Lake City & County Building, Public Safety Building, Main Library and both Library and Washington squares. […]
Salt Lake City Reaffirms Items Accepted in City’s Curbside Recycling Program
With recent news that some Wasatch Front cities and towns are changing what is accepted in recycling bins, Salt Lake City reiterates that these changes do not affect our residents. Draper, Midvale, Murray, Riverton, Sandy, South Jordan and West Jordan recently announced that they are no longer accepting paper in residential bins, including “paper bags, paper, newspaper, […]
Salt Lake City files motion for summary judgement in Inland Port lawsuit
Arguing the State violated both the Ripper Clause and Equal Protection Clause of Utah Constitution, City asks Court to rule on legal merits of case. Today, attorneys with Salt Lake City filed a motion for summary judgment, with the Third District Court, in the City’s lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Utah Inland Port Authority […]
Salt Lake City celebrates new Pioneer Park improvements
Salt Lake City’s Parks and Public Lands Division invites the public to attend a jubilee in celebration of the recently completed improvements at Pioneer Park on Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. The event, taking place concurrently with the Downtown Tuesday Farmers Market, marks the completion of a new multi-purpose field and a surrounding […]
Mayor Biskupski to declare Salt Lake City a Start by Believing City
Tomorrow, April 3, 2019, Mayor Biskupski will sign a proclamation declaring Salt Lake City a Start by Believing City and encourage local governments and private business organizations around the state to endorse the “Start by Believing” Campaign. “Start by Believing” is a public awareness program developed by End Violence Against Women International designed to address […]
Mayor Biskupski and Chief Brown react to grand jury indictment in Lopez Tire attack
Today, a federal grand jury in Salt Lake City, Utah, returned a three count indictment charging Alan D. Covington with violating 18 U.S.C. § 249 for attacking three men with a metal pole because he believed the men were Mexican, announced Eric Dreiband, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division; John W. Huber, United […]