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Press Releases

Salt Lake City and Momentum Recycling Unveil New Public Art Piece in Liberty Park—a Glass Recycling Dumpster

Posted on: November 24th, 2020

SALT LAKE CITY — What started out as a small idea to beautify one of Salt Lake City’s glass collection sites has become a highly-visible statement piece in Liberty Park. To celebrate the importance of glass recycling in the community, Salt Lake City and Momentum Recycling unveiled on Nov. 18 a new dumpster at the […]

Salt Lake City’s 1,000 Trees Initiative a Success, Mayor Plants Final Tree on City’s Westside

Posted on: November 21st, 2020

Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall and her family planted a London Planetree in Riverside Park Saturday, marking the 1,000th tree planted in the City’s westside neighborhoods in 2020. The 1,000 Trees Initiative was one of the Mayor’s campaign promises to Salt Lakers to add 1,000 more trees, and the benefits they provide, to the […]

Local and Hopeful: “Art for Hope” Public Art Project Adorns City Properties

Posted on: November 19th, 2020

SALT LAKE CITY – As part of its Art for Hope SLC public art project, the Redevelopment Agency of Salt Lake City (RDA) announced today the addition of 43 outdoor, large-scale artworks from 33 local artists on three properties in the Downtown, North Temple, and Sugar House neighborhoods. Inspired by the need to bolster community […]

Salt Lake City to Host “Community Conversation, The Rising Rate of Hate Crimes in the U.S. and Utah”

Posted on: November 16th, 2020

SALT LAKE CITY – Salt Lake City and The Salt Lake City Public Library, in partnership with the United Jewish Federation of Utah and their Community Partners Against Hate, today announced the second event in the Community Conversation Series: “The Rising Rate of Hate Crimes in the U.S. and Utah.” The webinar will be live-streamed […]

Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall Proposes Financial Support To Assist City Residents and Businesses Through Pandemic

Posted on: November 11th, 2020

SALT LAKE CITY – With COVID-19 continuing to create hardships for Salt Lake City residents and businesses, Mayor Mendenhall’s administration presented a series of budget amendment proposals to the City Council aimed at helping Salt Lakers through the pandemic. “This pandemic continues to present big challenges for our community and we are committed to helping […]

Salt Lake City Mayor Announces BioHive Partnership

Posted on: November 9th, 2020

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Today Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall formally announced Salt Lake City’s participation in the creation of BioHive, a new public-private collaboration that will expand business development in Utah’s growing healthcare innovation sector. BioHive will serve as the brand representing Utah’s healthcare innovation community, of which Salt Lake City is the […]

Salt Lake City Accepting Applications for CARES Act COVID-19 related Federal Grant Programs

Posted on: November 2nd, 2020

SALT LAKE CITY – Salt Lake City is now accepting applications from local entities for additional, one-time COVID-19 relief funding to help with a range of community development needs, including emergency housing assistance, basic needs for low-income residents, and non-profit and small business assistance. The emphasis for this funding is on Mayor Mendenhall’s objective to […]

New Flag Now Waving Above Salt Lake City

Posted on: October 23rd, 2020

SALT LAKE CITY – Salt Lake City’s newly adopted flag is waving above the City & County Building as of Friday morning, when Mayor Erin Mendenhall and City Council Chair Chris Wharton raised it for the first time.  “It looks perfectly at home flying above the City, with historic City Hall to the west, and […]

Parking Enforcement Returning to Regular Operations Nov. 1

Posted on: October 15th, 2020

SALT LAKE CITY – Salt Lake City will resume enforcement of several parking ordinances that were suspended in March. The following parking ordinances and allowances will be reinstated on Nov. 1, 2020. Time Limited Parking on Certain Streets (Ord. 12.56.450) Using Streets for Storage Prohibited (Ord. 12.56.520) Using Streets for Storage of Motor Homes, Boats […]

Mayor Erin Mendenhall Formally Requests City Shift Back to “Moderate Restriction” Phase

Posted on: October 6th, 2020

Following weeks of increasing new case numbers and the three highest recorded COVID-19 case counts in the City and Salt Lake County during the course of the pandemic, Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall formally requested the City be allowed to return to the “orange” or moderate restriction level under the Utah Leads Together guidelines.  […]